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Everyone Agrees It Should Be Easier to Say How Much the Government Spends
DATA Act's proposed common codes and data standards win broad praise.
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One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?
NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.
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What You Can Learn from Public/Private Partnerships
3 lessons from what powerful partnerships can create.
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3 Leadership Lessons from Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston
The long road to success walked by the man who plays TV's Walter White.
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Cybersecurity Field Not Ready to Be Professionalized, Study Finds
Demand for cyber pros is too great to erect barriers, author explains.
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OMB Puts Agencies on Stand-By for Possible Shutdown
Budget director says 'there’s still enough to time' to prevent lapse in appropriations.
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Navy Yard Shooter Adhered to ID Protocol to Access Military Bases
Despite misconduct, gunfire arrests and apparent mental illness, Aaron Alexis passed background checks to receive facility and computer credentials.
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Pentagon Should Set Priorities for Industrial Base, Says Analyst
Budget cuts without planning risk loss of vital contractor capability.
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Report Says Budget Cuts Led to Security Lapses at Navy Yard
Convicted felons received unauthorized installation access, audit finds.
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What is the Future of the Postal Service?
GovExec's Eric Katz explains the mail agency's problems... and its proposed solutions.
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Inspectors General Worried by Tight Budgets, Sequestration
First-ever survey of IG community reveals hope for gains from new technology.
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Washington Navy Yard to Remain Closed Tuesday
Only essential personnel will be allowed into the complex as shooting investigation continues.
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Scientist Recalls Winning 1971 Voyager 1-Related Contract by Telegram
The NASA craft is now the first human-made thing in interstellar space.
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Lamenting a "Senseless Act of Terror" While Praising the Response
President pledges to honor service of victims.
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Social Security May Have Overpaid Disability Claims by $1.29 Billion
GAO auditors found 36,000 possibly ineligible recipients, though SSA disputes methodology.
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White House Has a Roach Problem
Pests are nothing new in a building that is 213 years old--and roaches aren't the worst of it.
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State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security
Sen. McCaskill and nonprofit watchdog challenge assertion of effective protection.
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