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Performance Appraisals at State

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From Nextgov.com: Senators introduce bills to boost acquisition workforce roles, training

Legislation would create a three-year graduate program in federal procurement and increase the visibility of the Federal Acquisition Institute.

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Watchdog urges Homeland Security to tighten conference policies

Proper documentation of spending is crucial, auditors say.

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Agriculture chief disputes USDA climate bill study

Vilsack says less cropland will be converted to forestland than report suggests.

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Worries about price tag of domestic partner benefits bill fade

Measure’s backers say they are confident funding issues can be resolved expeditiously.

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Senator backs settlement of Indian trust fund case

Suit charges that Interior mismanaged money owed to nearly 400,000 Indians from mining, grazing and drilling leases on tribal lands.

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The 2009 Quiz

An end-of year tradition.

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A Useful From UNESCO and the Library of Congress

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Comparative Government

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Defense and State brace for surge in Afghanistan contracting

Officials assure lawmakers they have strategies to steer clear of the waste, fraud and abuse that plagued Iraq procurements.

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From Nextgov.com: GSA awards geospatial services agreements to four firms

$20 million blanket purchase agreement was awarded at the request of the Geospatial Line of Business, chaired by the Interior Department.

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Senate leader eyes key Monday vote on health bill

A favorable Congressional Budget Office score of a plan to allow OPM to negotiate rates with private insurers on behalf of a national plan would help lock down support.

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Lawmakers see danger in national debt

Senators say they will not support increase of the national debt limit beyond $12.3 trillion without a plan to create a debt-reduction panel.

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Defense releases guidelines for NSPS transition

Unions say Pentagon should not be allowed to hire any workers into moribund pay-for-performance system.

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Troop surge to bring more orders for unmanned aircraft

Officials say intelligence and reconnaissance equipment will play a big role in Afghanistan mission.

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Premium Fairness

A bill that would keep premium rates at 2009 levels for CSRS retirees enrolled in Medicare is languishing in the Senate.

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Salary Increase Now Law