Archive for May 2011

What does Congress have to do with DC's budget?

May 31, 2011 - 10:09 AM
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DC leaders meet with Congress about its federal funding and how to fix the District's budget woes.

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The proposal to consolidate and sell federal buildings

May 31, 2011 - 10:05 AM
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A resolution in the House right now would consolidate and sell federal buildings to bring down the deficit.

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Learning from Japan's nuclear disaster: the radiations risks if it happened here

May 27, 2011 - 09:59 AM
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Meet Dr. Norman Coleman: he's just one of the amazing federal workers who's nominated for a Service to America Medal. He's being honored for his work at the National Cancer Institute, where he came up with a plan for the U.S. to deal with radiation risks from a nulear event. Much of his research came in extremely handy after Japan's nuclear disaster.

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The defense bill and the pay provisions for federal workers hidden inside

May 27, 2011 - 09:54 AM
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Fed News Radio's Tom Temin breaks down the pay provisions hidden inside the $690 billion defense bill.

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Stimulus cheats: A GAO report on contractors who didn't pay taxes on stimulus funds

May 26, 2011 - 12:16 AM
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The GAO report on $757 million in back taxes that some federal contractors and non-profits owe, after getting stimulus funds.

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Why defense contractors feel the need to go global

May 26, 2011 - 12:13 AM
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WBJ's Jill Aitoro explains why federal contractors are turning to foreign countries for business.

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A Roll Call investigation: why contractors may start having to disclose campaign donations

May 25, 2011 - 08:27 AM
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Roll Call's Paul Singer looks at the executive order that could force contractors to disclose their political campaign donations.

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"Are you listening to me?!" The dreaded question and how bosses should answer

May 25, 2011 - 08:09 AM
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The Fed Coach, Tom Fox, explains why federal managers sometimes have trouble listening to their employees and what both sides can do to communicate.

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An out-of-this real world trip: the local company taking you into space

May 24, 2011 - 10:05 AM
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If you have an extra $150 million, you may want to splurge on the ultimate vacation: a trip to the moon and back. Space Adventures can take you into outer space. Its President, Tom Shelley, explains how travelers are trained and some of the trips already in the works.

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Dateline defense with CQ's John Donnelly

May 24, 2011 - 10:01 AM
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 CQ's John Donnelly tells us about the politics behind the Afghanistan war and if killing Osama Bin Laden really means mission accomplished.

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Screen security technology: the software that makes sure your documents stay private

May 23, 2011 - 10:16 AM
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Software technology that uses facial recognition to make sure private documents aren't able to be seen by strangers.

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What 2012 looks like for the GOP

May 23, 2011 - 10:12 AM
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Republican strategist Jack Burkman breaks down what 2012 will look like for the GOP and who's the strongest candidate among them.

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Service to America Medal finalist Charles Heurich

May 20, 2011 - 07:28 PM
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Charles Heurich and his team helped create a database to help solve missing and unidentified persons cases.

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A behind-the-scenes look at this year's Joint Services Open House Air Show

May 20, 2011 - 07:20 PM
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Lt. Colonel Manny Fiterre takes us high in the sky with the bird's eye view from this year's Joint Forces Open House.

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Funds for federal technology: how the money should be managed

May 19, 2011 - 03:13 AM
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A new five-step process to manage federal information technology and why years later, the task is still a problem.

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The idea of life-cycling for the budget and how it can help with the deficit

May 19, 2011 - 03:07 AM
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A former GSA administrator talks about the idea of life-cycle budgeting for government projects.

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Federal workers' rights for fitness for duty exams

May 18, 2011 - 03:31 AM
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John Mahoney, our federal employment law expert, breaks down who has to take a fitness for duty exam and what your employer can and cannot ask about your health.

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Federal workers may have to start contributing more of their own money for pension plans

May 17, 2011 - 01:21 PM
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Ed O'Keefe from the Federal Eye breaks down the proposals to change feds' pension plans.

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The graduation caps are off: What recent college grads should expect in this job market

May 17, 2011 - 01:18 PM
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Yes, it's not the best economy to find a job, but one organization geared for people 30 and younger says it may not be as dismal as it seems for recent grads. The president of "Our Time" talks to Capital Insider about what recent grads should expect from the real world.

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The photo controversy over pictures of a dead Osama Bin Laden

May 15, 2011 - 09:29 PM
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Some members of Congress will be allowed to see the photographs of Osama Bin laden after he was shot and killed. However, many other organizations have used the Freedom of Information Act to try to see the pictures. POLITICO's Josh Gerstein weighs in on if those requests will get very far.

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