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Good news for IT workers: Companies plan to hire in 2013
Sixty-four percent of technology-focused managers say they’ll be looking for help early next year.
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One man is now tweeting every known U.S. drone strike
The social media experiment shows the size of the drone program.
Defense
Analysis: Why Obama can—and must—cut defense spending
The Cold War is over, the national budget is overstretched, and voters are on board. Will the president follow through on his chance to shrink the Pentagon?
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Army awards $617 million Microsoft enterprise software license deal
Agreement covers 1.5 million devices.
Tech
The state of intellectual property around the world
The United Nations's globe-spanning, definitive guide.
Tech
Helping intelligence agencies better predict the future
Could human and machine forecasters work together to increase their foresight?
Management
Boehner, Obama no closer to cliff deal after latest offers
The president and speaker remain hundreds of billions of dollars apart in talks.
Oversight
Republicans send White House fresh offer on fiscal cliff
Boehner spokesman reiterates that GOP is waiting on spending cut details from Obama.
Management
How We Set Ourselves Up to Fail
By designing our environments with an awareness of psychology and self, we could alter how we reach our goals.
Management
Analysis: Don’t be fooled -- this transition matters more than ever
Second-term leadership changes are pivotal as agencies face fiscal pressure.
Management
Are Government Workers Learning Anything?
Government’s New Breed of Executives—Chief Learning Officers—are working to ensure organizations are creating cultures of learning and development.
Pay & Benefits
Supreme Court: Feds can challenge MSPB decisions in federal district court
Justices say government’s argument was too convoluted.
Management
GAO Readies Its ‘Naughty List’ of Duplicative Programs
This holiday season, the Government Accountability Office is compiling a list and checking it twice – of all the government programs it deems as potentially duplicative or overlapping.
Management
Senators press Army to step up contractor suspensions
Letter cites delays in barring bad actors from work in Afghanistan.
Oversight
Boehner: 'We're still waiting' for the president, Democrats to propose cuts
House speaker demands details.
Management
A Secretary John Kerry would elevate climate issues
The Massachusetts Democrat is a possible choice for the top State and Defense jobs.
Defense
Afghans sit on basic tools to fight money laundering
Auditors fault embassy and DHS for stalled training of locals.
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How much crime really occurs? Don’t ask the feds.
FBI statistics do not reflect online crime, gun trafficking and other post-1930 illicit activities.
Management
Poll Shows Americans Fear Entitlement Cuts the Most in 'Cliff' Talks
A plurality have already fingered a favorite scapegoat if Congress and the White House fail to reach an agreement: everyone
Defense