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Public or Private Cloud? The Decision Comes Down to Risk, DISA CIO Says
‘You have to understand risk and the data you’re dealing with,’ David Bennett says.
News
A Symbolic Victory for Open Office Setups
New York's new mayor is keeping Bloomberg's famous bullpen arrangement.
Pay & Benefits
Student Loan Perk Doesn’t Benefit Most Federal Employees
Republicans want to eliminate a $70 million incentive to reduce overall spending.
Management
How to Tap Military Experience for Executive Jobs
Free program helps veterans transition to civilian careers.
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Eliminating the Gender Wage Gap for Tech Pros With Security Clearance
Men in IT with active clearance outearn similarly credentialed women by nearly 20 percent.
Tech
Did the USAID Cuban Twitter Debacle 'Taint All USAID Employees as Spies?'
Sen. Patrick Leahy asked if that was the case at an appropriations hearing Tuesday.
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Mars Photo Probably Shows a 'Cosmic Ray Hit,' Not an Underground Alien Base
NASA's Curiosity transmits Martian landscape image with a curious light in the distance.
Management
How to Break Up the Old Boys’ Club in Your Office
The composition of employees looks different than it used to. So why should we still play by the rules and expectations of the Old Boys’ Club?
Management
GSA Sets Stage to Sell Federal Triangle Properties
Swap of land for services is part of larger plan to reduce federal footprint.
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Court Upholds FTC's Power to Sue Hacked Companies
A federal judge rejects a bid from Wyndham Hotels to undercut federal authority over data security.
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The Federal Government Is Charging Jerk.com With Deceiving Customers
FTC says the social-networking site secretly took information from Facebook to create user profiles.
Defense
Army Establishes Fort Hood Timeline, Still Has No Clear Motive
Shooter may have been frustrated over a leave of absence he had requested.
Defense
Senator Dismisses Claim Her 'Emotional' Views Compromised a Report on Torture
Intelligence Committee chairwoman calls the accusation 'nonsense.'
Oversight
Play of the Day: Jeb Bush's Border Problem
Stephen Colbert balks at the presidential hopeful's comments.
Management
Supervisors Hold the Keys to the New World Order
Managing teams is no longer about taking control, it's about giving it.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: The next generation of government problem solvers
Henry Brady is the dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a keen observer of government and politics. He spoke about the role of the younger generation in government with Tom Fox.
Employee Policy
DOD 'revolving door' poorly monitored, IG says
A Defense Department Office of Inspector General report finds the Pentagon is failing to effectively track top military officers and DOD officials who step into jobs in defense contracting, consulting and lobbying.
Pay
Union leader: Insourcing can remedy gender pay gap
One labor leader is suggesting a way for President Obama to narrow the gender pay gap: Hire more federal employees to do some of the work now done by contractors.
Employee Policy
APWU says retail partner program aims to 'sidestep' labor costs
The American Postal Workers Union claims that documents it obtained as the result of an unfair labor practice charge it filed with the National Labor Relations Board "have revealed some disturbing truths" about a U.S. Postal Service pilot retail program.
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