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Agency-owned PCs could soon be relics of a bygone era
Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker predicts employees will have to buy their own computers for work in the near future.
Pay & Benefits
Need Money? Rethink Life Insurance
The first in a series on making the most of your government benefits.
Oversight
Eric Holder, contempt of Congress and Fast and Furious: What you need to know
Initial scandal, executive privilege and more.
Management
Long-awaited bird flu study shows it’s still a threat
Studies close chapter in ongoing debate over censoring scientific research.
Management
Pentagon expansion of acquisition staff hurt by funding uncertainties
GAO says hiring and training effort lacks an overarching strategy.
Pay & Benefits
NOAA is ‘doing everything possible’ to avoid furloughs
Agency is working with Congress after mismanagement at National Weather Service.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon needs greater authority to issue bonuses, report says
Military pay report also finds combat tax breaks favor high-ranking officers.
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OSC sends a stern warning about reading employees’ emails
FDA’s whistleblower case provokes the reminder, but is not the only factor.
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TSA wants spyware to screen employees’ digital activities for leaks
The agency’s pursuit of insider threat software coincides with a warning against tracking whistleblowers' communications.
Management
Commerce chief resigns, citing effects of seizure
Bryson went on medical leave after the traffic incident in San Diego.
Defense
Report: CIA helping arm Syrian opposition
Obama administration has denied that it has played a role in arming opposition forces.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Executive privilege, presidential vampire slayers, and new campaign ads
The late-night hosts covered a variety of topics last night.
Oversight
Where is Congress with spending bills?
A look at where the 12 major fiscal 2013 appropriations measures stand.
Management
Despite challenges, Trump and GSA still a team
Agency has rejected protest of deal to redevelop Old Post Office in downtown Washington.
Defense
House panel votes to hold Holder in contempt
The White House to invoked executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents.
Pay & Benefits
Bill bans bonuses for feds under investigation
House panel says no performance awards for GSA employees being probed for misconduct.
Management
GSA doesn’t know how many buildings it should sell, audit finds
'You can't manage what you can't measure,' Sen. Tom Carper says.
Pay & Benefits
The silence on next year’s pay raise continues
House Appropriations Committee remains mum on the possibility of a salary boost.
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DHS drones scout Caribbean for cartel speedboats, submarines
Homeland Security is deploying remotely piloted aircraft to pinpoint stealthy vessels off the coast of Mexico.
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