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Labor Department Offers $2.5 Million in Grants to Improve Bangladeshi Factory Conditions

Applications are due August 2. Read moreJune 13, 2013comments

Laborers work at the site where a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed in April. Laborers work at the site where a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed in April. A.M. Ahad/AP
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Analysis: Share Tactics

As tighter budgets loom, government will have to be smarter about contracting ... Read more

Budget Winners and Losers

President’s fiscal 2014 plan tightens spending levels, but makes room for a few ... Read more

Top Secret Defense Contractors No Longer Being Reinvestigated arrow Many personnel with top clearance may be affected by the change.

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“But let me say, whether or not a contractor or a civilian is cheaper or better, it really depends on the circumstances,” Defense Comptroller Robert Hale testified.

Pentagon Leaders Put Support Contractors on Notice for Deep Cuts arrow Shift should return clout to civil servants.

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TSP Seeks Bids for International Stocks arrow Board will award new management contract for I Fund by the end of 2013.

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Analysis: Is Snowden an Example of Contractors Earning Too Much? arrow Twenty-nine year old made at least $122K a year at Booz Allen Hamilton.

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America's Outsourced Spy Force, by the Numbers arrow NSA leaker works for Booz Allen Hamilton.

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GSA Managers Faulted for Overruling Contracting Officers arrow IG report says executives bent under pressure from software giants.

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Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse arrow Agency has issued stop work order to the contractor responsible for the hidden rooms.

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Remember Not to Work for Contractors While on Furlough, Army Says arrow Furlough guidance cautions against conflicts of interest.

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Obama to Seek Much Lower Cap on Contractor Exec Pay arrow Plan would tie the ceiling for reimbursements to the president’s salary, currently ...

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HHS Bets on New Model to Fund Biodefense Drug Development arrow The approach is more flexible than the government's traditional strategy of ...

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DISA Cancels $45 Million Award to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images arrow Competition planned for massive cloud storage contract.

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Air Force Casts a Wide Net For Cyber Warfare Tools arrow Service wants to make the bidding process more accessible to start-ups.

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