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HHS, DHS officials defend cooperative efforts
Two agencies must work together under last year’s Project Bioshield law, designed to increase U.S. supply of countermeasures to biological, chemical and radiological agents.
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White House to ask $2 billion more for VA health care
That's higher than earlier estimates yet still not enough to meet increased demands, according to critics.
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Union members rally against Defense, DHS personnel changes
Lawmakers join protest in show of support for workers.
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Contracting officers need more help, panelists charge
Performance-based contracting would be easier to understand and implement if agencies shared techniques and information, public and private sector employees say.
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DHS defends new personnel rules against unions’ assault
Unions seek to delay Aug. 1 implementation of revamped system until a judge rules on its legality.
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Training in performance-based contracting on the rise
Agencies increasingly urge -– and sometimes require -- their employees to take training courses on the procurement method.
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End-of-session bottleneck looms on Capitol Hill
While the mid-1990s government shutdown was in a class by itself for partisan acrimony, some veteran lawmakers are hard pressed to remember a more complicated set of circumstances as those developing this year.
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Lawmakers lean on TSP board to study real estate investment fund
Letter to chairman stresses hiring an independent consultant to research the fund.
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