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The Earlybird: Headlines and Blog Posts
The Earlybird provides links to world, national and federal news headlines from a wide variety of sources. It also includes the latest posts from a range of federal-oriented blogs. The Earlybird is is automatically updated throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news.
TODAY'S TOP NEWS
Washington Post
- Hasan had intensified contact with cleric
- Opponents turn up the volume
- In Ukraine, pandemic is political
- Hackers post scientists' e-mails
- Rural college town faces tragedy
New York Times
- On the Hill: Legislative Pileup Looms in the Senate
- New Consensus Sees Stimulus Package as Worthy Step
- G.O.P. Report Connects Official to Fiancè's Case
- A Rebuke, but No Penalty, for an Illinois Senator
- Troubled V.A. Agency Will Get a New Chief
Washington Times
- Two Senate Democrats undecided on health debate
- Religious leaders vow civil disobedience on anti-life issues
- Delayed Pap test proposal, breast cancer report fuel health fight
- Panel slams China's trade policies
- Report: D.C. schools chief Rhee mishandled sexual misconduct scandal
CNN
- H1N1 cases down; vaccine access up
- Plea deal reached in Wal-Mart trial
- Senate's magic number in health care battle: 60
- Sri Lanka to release 130,000 Tamils
- Large Hadron Collider back online
GOVEXEC NEWS
GovExec.com Headlines
- Navy: Newest carrier will be ready in 2015
- Grassley: Nominees are lax on compliance
- Most TSA employees are in line for performance-based payouts
- From Nextgov.com: Watchdog notes scheduling issues with visitor-tracking project
- Rule could slow Pentagon's revolving door
Nextgov Headlines
- Top tech trends pose the biggest security risks, say federal IT leaders
- Technology glitch underscores need for new air traffic control system
- Electronic health records could be a deadly target during a cyberwar
- Senators stress cybersecurity as a top priority for OSTP nominee
- Watchdog notes scheduling issues with visitor-tracking project
OTHER FEDERAL NEWS
Washington Post Fed Page
- A respectfully respectful greeting in Japan
- GAO finds fault with stimulus jobs data but touts transparency
- Featured Advertiser
- Voices of Power: Melanne Verveer
- Voices of Power: Melanne Verveer, ambassador for women's issues
Federal News Radio
- Social Security disability claims progress threatened by state furloughs
- GSA headquarters to become model green building
- TSA, OMB nominees approved in committee
- Former President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association dies
- House panel uncovers surprise on fed building security
Federal Times
- Obama orders steps to increase veteran hiring
- Dental, vision premiums going up at most plans in '10
- Gordon vows to develop procurement workforce
- 241 post offices remain on updated closure list (FedLine Blog)
- House committee passes domestic partners bill (FedLine Blog)
Federal Computer Week
- DOD to scrutinize contractors' support services
- Bill would jail crooks who wrongly get set-aside contracts
- IT security for medical devices a problem, officials say
- White House friends GSA, comments on social media
- Recovery site hosts bad data, GAO says
BLOGS
Fedblog
- Two Interesting Things From OPM Director Berry's Speech Yesterday
- The Postal Service Keeps Christmas Going
- Foreign Aid Bill v. State's Quadrennial Review, Cont.
- One Step Closer to an OFPP Administrator
- TSA, EEOC Nominations Take Next Steps
Tech Insider
- Mashups Finger Stimulus Fishiness
- DHS: Former 'whipping boy' of Congress
- Air Force Needs More PS3s?
- Commitee Passes Cybersecurity Bill
- Recovery.gov Won't Warn Users
What's Brewin'
- Health Data Security CSI
- UK Eyes Selling Off Its Weather Service
- Treating 419,000
- GPS-Equipped Critters Map Sea
- The Checks Aren't in the Mail
Federal Eye (Washington Post)
- Coco-crazy town's post office saved
- 4 D.C.-area postal locations to stay open
- Featured Advertiser
- Orszag on health care reform
- Eye Opener: No smoking near federal buildings?
Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)
- Grassley Declines to Make Personal Tax Returns Public
- National Family Week: A Partisan Message?
- What to Watch for in Senate Health Vote
- Another Nominee?s Tax Troubles Irk Sen. Grassley
- Ethics Panel Scolds Sen. Burris
Dorobek Insider (Federal News Radio)
- DorobekInsider: BREAKING – Government Technology parent buys Governing magazine
- DorobekInsider: Gov 2.0 moves beyond ’social media’ — and why it’s more than semantics
- DorobekInsider: USDA gets push back on massive management reorg, GovExec reports; USDA remains silent
- DorobekInsider: The books of IAC’s Executive Leadership Conference — books worth reading
- DorobekInsider: Watching the Networx transition — or lack there of — at AFFIRM on Wednesday
