http://www.govexec.com GovExec.com is government's business news daily and the premier Web site for federal managers and executives. en-us Copyright 2009 by National Journal Group Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:25:11 GMT klunney@govexec.com (Kellie Lunney) webmaster@govexec.com (webmaster) http://www.govexec.com/img/GovExecLogo_red_RSS.jpg http://www.govexec.com 144 22 1440 http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0909/090309e1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Improvements in transparency and accountability should be replicated across every government program, vice president says. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0909/090309e1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43526 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:56:41 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0909/090309mag.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Smaller alternative airlines and car rental companies see increases in business while spending on some more expensive vendors declines. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0909/090309mag.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43529 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:43:11 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0909/090109mag.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Spending on deals with small firms increases at a slower pace than overall contract spending. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0909/090109mag.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43515 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:40:23 GMT http://www.govexec.com/discount/index.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss A directory of deals on travel, entertainment and more for frugal federal employees, retirees and members of the military. http://www.govexec.com/discount/index.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42738 webmaster@govexec.com (Compiled by GovExec.com) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:20:12 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082809kp1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Brookings scholars call for the military to cut fuel consumption 20 percent by 2025. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082809kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43486 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:27:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082709kp1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Frequent deployments and heavy demand for skills prompts annual incentive program. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082709kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43482 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:16:07 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082609kp1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss The department is purchasing a separate stockpile of vaccine for military personnel. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082609kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43475 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:45:29 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082609e1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss More than 50 disclosures have been filed since self-reporting rule took effect in December. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082609e1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43474 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:21:24 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082509ar1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss But report does not call for elimination of the National Security Personnel System. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082509ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43471 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:14:15 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082109nj1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss High-level nominees face burdensome security clearance process. And at the lower levels, it's even worse. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082109nj1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43450 webmaster@govexec.com (David Gauvey Herbert, National Journal) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:26:16 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082109p1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Legislation is aimed in part at helping department recruit and train thousands of acquisition employees. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/082109p1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43455 aparker@govexec.com (Alex M. Parker) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:52:19 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081809mag.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss The administration plans to fund military operations through the regular appropriations process and to change spending priorities. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081809mag.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43429 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:04:45 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081709e1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Makeover highlights social media tools, aims to draw in more 18 to 24 year olds. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081709e1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43421 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:00:55 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081209ar1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Rule allows noncompetitive appointments for spouses when service members are transferred, disabled or killed. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081209ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43366 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:12:57 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081209kp1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Analysts say pressure will mount to scale back military service modernization plans. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081209kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43368 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:24:57 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081209rb1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Auditors say "unprecedented" move will waste taxpayer dollars and do little to resolve management issues. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/081209rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43365 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:42:23 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080709ap1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Investigators find "insufficient evidence to prove or disprove" contractor's fault in 2008 death of soldier. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080709ap1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43349 webmaster@govexec.com (Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:19:29 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609rb1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Draft GAO report finds issues with 37 audits conducted between 2004 and 2006, according to internal memos. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43339 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:01:02 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609cdam1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Officials want the Air Force to weigh all possibilities for dealing with the Air National Guard's aging fleet of fighter jets. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43334 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully , CongressDaily) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:41:49 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080409cdam1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Five soldiers who served at an Iraqi water injection facility in 2003 were unaware they had been exposed to sodium dichromate until they received letters from the service earlier this year. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080409cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43319 webmaster@govexec.com (Cyra Master, CongressDaily) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:59:12 GMT