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Defense Contractors Vastly Outnumber Troops in Afghanistan
The Pentagon spent $160 billion on contractor support for two wars between 2007 and 2012.
Defense
CIA Whistleblower Chronicles Life in Jail
Kiriakou pleaded guilty to revealing the name of a former colleague to a freelance reporter who had worked at ABC News.
Defense
One Solution to Sequestration: Slash Tens of Thousands of Defense Jobs
Money could then be shifted to emerging priorities like cybersecurity, space and the pivot to Asia, think tanks find.
Management
Analysis: The Biggest Myth About the Gender Wage Gap
The real gap isn't between men and women doing the same job. It's between the different jobs that men and women take.
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Is IT the Department of 'No?'
A number of government leaders say it's hard to get new technology approved.
Management
Furlough Watch: Agency-by-Agency Impacts of Sequestration
Some agencies are avoiding unpaid leave altogether, while others require days of it.
Pay & Benefits
EPA Trims Furloughs by Three Days
Employees will now take a total of seven days of unpaid leave.
Management
Analysis: Your Tax Dollars at Work: The DEA Renovates Its Propaganda Museum
A federal agency can be many things. A credible purveyor of its own history is not one.
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New Program Will Help Agencies Manage Mobile Devices
The GSA program will help agencies remotely manage thousands of employee smartphones and tablets at lower costs.
Management
Agencies Again Must Come Up With 5 Percent in Spending Cuts
Instructions for fiscal 2015 budget submissions include finding ways to curb duplication.
Management
In Search of the Entrepreneurial Personalities of Specific Places
Some are been working to identify the factors that drive the success of certain entrepreneurial regions, such as Silicon Valley.
Defense
Why Did the FBI Kill Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Accomplice-to-Be if He Was Unarmed?
27-year-old man likely had key information on the Boston bombing suspect.
Defense
David Petraeus Joins the Private Equity Game
Former general and CIA chief will run firm's new global institute.
Management
The Bedside Manner of James Comey, Obama's FBI Pick
The Republican was a central figure in Bush-era drama over warrantless wiretapping.
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Airport Scanners No Longer Show Graphic Body Images, TSA Says
The agency made the changes in advance of a May 31 deadline.
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Op-ed: The Human Side of Cyber Threats
An agency’s biggest data security vulnerability is its employees.
Defense
The Banality of Al-Qaida's Scathing Letter to One of Its Operatives
Al Qaida, it turns out, isn't immune from bureaucratic dysfunction.
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How Hard Will Lisa Jackson Pressure Apple's Suppliers on the Environment?
The former EPA chief faces new challenges.
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Cell Providers Must Bounce Back 911 Texts That Don’t Go Through
Text-to-911 service is coming for major wireless carriers in 2014.
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