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State considers $16.5 million contract for Amazon Kindles
Department officials said other e-readers were unsuitable.
Oversight
Intelligence committee chairs praise leak investigations
Appointment of two prosecutors to investigate recent leaks about U.S. national security operations are a good start, lawmakers say.
Management
Commerce secretary cited in hit and run; agency says he suffered seizure
John Bryson apparently caused two car accidents within minutes of each other before being found unconscious by authorities.
News
Partying With G. Gordon Liddy
From Watergate conspirator to Washington insider, all in one edition of a newspaper.
Nextgov
Pentagon experiments with bomb-sniffing rats
The army has spent more than $100,000 on the first phase of the project.
Pay & Benefits
Too easy for ineligible vets to claim needs-based pension, GAO finds
VA should request more financial info on application, watchdog says.
Defense
Selective Service not equipped to handle a draft, watchdog finds
The agency would need 285 days to round up the troops.
Management
Small businesses neglected in GSA procurement modernization, lawmakers fear
Acquisition service chief defends cost-saving efforts to reduce eligible contractors.
Nextgov
Microsoft, CSC nab $91 million FAA cloud contract
The announcement comes the day before a governmentwide deadline to outsource at least three IT systems to the Web.
Management
Procurement chief tells agencies to focus on small business set-asides
White House CPO and head of SBA head call for review of progress on governmentwide goal.
Oversight
House members vote to freeze their own salaries
Also, members' representational allowances will remain unchanged in 2013 if the Senate approves the bill.
Nextgov
Northrop Grumman to acquire Australian network security firm
Contractor seeks to broaden its international presence amid budget uncertainty.
Management
Obama forcefully rejects charges of White House leaks
President takes offense at claims his administration leaked classified information to look tough.
Oversight
Food fight waged over congressional utensils
Virginia lawmaker tries again to ban Styrofoam from House eateries.
Defense
White House, lawmakers differ in views of recent leaks
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is at odds with the administration on national security leaks.
Defense
Suicide has killed more troops than the war in Afghanistan this year
154 troops have committed suicide so far this year.
Management
Agency contract spending down 3.5 percent, study of top 200 says
Lockheed Martin again tops list as defense companies continue to dominate.
Oversight