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  1. Agency turf battles thwart efforts to combat arms trafficking
  2. Amendment process for DHS spending bills attracts attention
  3. General aviation presents limited security threat, IG finds
  4. Coast Guard names new acquisition chief
  5. Industry concerned over details of contracting reforms
  6. Wars test limits of law requiring insurance for overseas contractors
  7. Quote of the week
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    1. Agency turf battles thwart efforts to combat arms trafficking
      By Katherine McIntire Peters

      ICE and ATF don't coordinate operations or collect and analyze data effectively, watchdog says.

      Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42997&dcn=e_hsw

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    2. Amendment process for DHS spending bills attracts attention
      By Humberto Sanchez and Dan Friedman, CongressDaily

      Democratic leaders hope to finish all 12 appropriations measures before end of the fiscal year.

      Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43010&dcn=e_hsw

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    3. General aviation presents limited security threat, IG finds
      By Katherine McIntire Peters

      Report comes in response to Texas television station's allegations of security breaches.

      Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42978&dcn=e_hsw

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    4. Coast Guard names new acquisition chief
      By Katherine McIntire Peters

      Rear Adm. Ronald Rábago will oversee the service's $28 billion investment portfolio and a growing organization.

      Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42985&dcn=e_hsw

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    5. Industry concerned over details of contracting reforms
      By Elizabeth Newell

      Contractor groups urge against going overboard on fixed-price contracts and on bringing jobs back in-house.

      Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42989&dcn=e_hsw

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    6. Wars test limits of law requiring insurance for overseas contractors
      By Robert Brodsky

      Labor Department is ill-equipped to monitor 1941 act designed for smaller-scale operations, witnesses tell a House subcommittee.

      Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43000&dcn=e_hsw

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    7. Quote of the Week:

      "We need to move toward the culture of the country."

      -- Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry on Tuesday on the government's eventual shift to using résumés in job applications instead of Knowledge, Skills and Abilities statements.

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