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GAO denies SAIC protest of $4.6 billion Lockheed Martin award
SAIC held previous contract for 17 years.
Management
Senators challenge OMB's guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
Grassley and Ayotte say taxpayers could be on the hook for 'hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions.'
Defense
Clinton will cooperate with House investigation on Libya attack
Results of separate State Department investigation could come later this year or early next,
Defense
Homeland Security’s fusion centers lambasted in Senate report
Sens. Levin and Coburn accuse DHS of soft-pedaling flaws in counterterrorism intelligence.
Defense
U.S.-Taliban peace deal unlikely in Afghanistan
NATO chief says coalition troops could come home earlier than 2014 because of insider attacks.
Pay & Benefits
Roth TSP opens to active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force
Difference in pay structure had slowed implementation.
Management
Lockheed says it won’t issue sequester-related layoff notices this year
Company cites administration guidance on when cuts would occur and what contractor costs would be covered.
Oversight
VA cited for excessive conference spending and ‘weak’ leadership
CHCO steps down after probe into two conferences costing more than $6.1 million.
Nextgov
Military scientists devise surveillance malware to track surroundings in 3D
Tool could hide within seemingly harmless camera app.
Defense
Top Veterans Affairs HR exec resigns ahead of IG report
Auditors find misconduct and misuse of taxpayer dollars at two 2011 conferences.
Defense
Paul Ryan won't call for U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to resign
Vice presidential candidate says not enough facts are known about Rice's information on Libya.
Defense
Suicide bomber kills 14 as Afghanistan continues to deteriorate
On Sunday, the number of American deaths since the start of the war 11 years ago, reached 2,000.
Defense
What Congress faces on Defense in the lame duck
Parties may be starting to agree on an approach to halt next year's cuts.
Defense
After 2,000 deaths, politicians debate U.S. future in Afghanistan
A suspected insider attack claimed the life of an American soldier Sunday.
Management
OMB to contractors: Follow Labor guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
If companies do, officials say, agencies will cover their liability under federal law requiring advance warning of layoffs.
Defense
Pentagon tightens oversight of flight reservations
Defense will require supervisor approval 72 hours prior to business air travel.
Defense
Joint U.S.-Afghan operations resuming
Initial ban came after a sharp increase in insider attacks.
Defense