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• VA tightens rules for veterans contracting program 02/09/10 To compete for set-asides, owners must be involved in their firms' day-to-day operations.
• Senator lifts nominee holds, says issues being addressed 02/09/10 Tanker acquisition and FBI center were among issues concerning Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
• NOAA proposes new climate agency 02/08/10 Agency would be based on the National Weather Service.
• From Nextgov.com: DISA telecommuters can work just fine even with more snow 02/08/10 Virtual private networks and distributed laptops support the majority of the agency's Washington metropolitan area workers.

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• Murtha dies at 77 after hospitalization 02/08/10 Pennsylvania Democrat supported the original resolution sending U.S. troops to Iraq, but later argued for bringing service members home.

• From Nextgov.com: Reps. like Obama's tech proposals to track health quality, fraud 02/05/10
• Senator puts blanket hold on presidential nominees 02/05/10
• Debt vote shows freshmen Dem concerns 02/05/10
• Senate bill aims to boost small business contracting 02/05/10
• Budget chief catches flak on deficit commission 02/04/10
• Winter storm in Washington highlights telework 02/04/10
• Energy secretary gets heat on Yucca funding 02/04/10
• Senate confirms Johnson as GSA administrator 02/04/10
• From Nextgov.com: Government takes layered approach to aviation security 02/04/10
• DHS comes under fire for failure to track conference and travel costs 02/04/10

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