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Google Tells Feds How to Get Emergency Info to the Top of Search Results
Tip: Don't post PDFs.
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China Has Repeatedly Hacked Veterans Affairs Databases Since 2010, Lawmaker Says
Records of 20 million veterans were not encrypted.
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Four Key Firefighting Airtankers Grounded Due to Bid Protests
Senators urge quick resolution as extreme fire season looms.
Tech
Senior Execs' Secret Email Addresses Offered for $1 Million -- Briefly
Labor initially asked AP to pay dearly for the contact info.
Defense
First Day of Bradley Manning's Trial: Linking Him to Bin Laden
A confused kid or a man hoping to undermine the war in Iraq?
Oversight
IRS Conference Waste Includes Speaker Who Paints, Audit Finds
TIGTA details $4.1 million gathering that took place in 2010.
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Would a 1 Percent Raise Make Up For Three Years of Frozen Pay?
The White House has urged lawmakers to provide the pay boost.
Pay & Benefits
House Bill Would Give Military 1.8 Percent Pay Raise
Defense legislation includes more money for service members in 2014 than Obama proposal.
Management
Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse
Agency has issued stop work order to the contractor responsible for the hidden rooms.
Pay & Benefits
Remember Not to Work for Contractors While on Furlough, Army Says
Furlough guidance cautions against conflicts of interest.
Defense
Senate Stacks Deck Against Reformers in Military Sexual Assaults Crisis
Supporters outnumbered 18-2 at hearing; no victims testify.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The IRS Says “Let’s Dance!”
With increased scrutiny on the tax agency, new videos emerge.
Oversight
Millennials Don't Hate Big Government, but They Do Hate the GOP Economic Fix
Young people don't believe cutting government will grow jobs, College National Republican Committee finds.
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Pentagon Taps Two Firms for Plan X Cyberops Contracts
The deals will provide the infrastructure for cyberwar maneuvers and software to put attacks on auto-pilot.
Pay & Benefits
Air Force Exempting Oklahoma Tornado Victims From Furloughs
It’s the ‘right thing to do,’ says Air Force Secretary Michael Donley.
Oversight
Acting IRS Chief Begins Reforms, Says 'Solution is Not More Money'
House appropriators use scandal to question agency’s budget request, executive bonuses.
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Santa Fe Forest Fire Highlights Extreme Danger This Season
Drought and tinder-dry trees fuel 7,990 acre blaze in New Mexico.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Can Donate Leave to Tornado Victims
Obama directs OPM to establish emergency leave transfer for federal employees affected by Oklahoma disasters.
Defense
‘Rightsize’ Defense Civilian Workforce, Analysts Say
Reforms needed to protect national security priorities, they tell Hagel.
Management