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John Boehner meets with Tim Geithner over fiscal cliff
11/30/12 10:06 AM
House Speaker John Boehner met with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Thursday and accused Democrats afterward of failing to outline specific cuts to avert the "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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From Washington Technology: Budget woes doom $250M small business contract
11/28/12 10:03 AM
From Washington Technology: DHS began developing the Software Requirements, Architecture and Design and Software Development Services contract as a blanket purchase agreement over a year ago. But the plug was pulled on the contract, known as SD2/RAD, last week.
Federal Hot Minute Nov. 27, 2012
11/27/12 12:45 PM
Your Federal Hot Minute for November 27, 2012.
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From Government Executive: Feds worry transition to second Obama term will break their stride
11/27/12 10:21 AM
From Government Executive: Uncertainty over top-level vacancies during transitions between administrations can impede progress, even if a president is elected for a second term, according to nearly half the federal employees responding to a survey by Government Executive’s research arm.
From AOL: Cyber order puts DHS in charge of oversight, sets deadlines
11/26/12 10:32 AM
From AOL: The Obama administration is getting ready to change the way the government handles cybersecurity.
From FCW: In Congress, tech experience runs deep for four new members
11/23/12 8:04 AM
From FCW: Four techies will be among the new faces on Capitol Hill when Congress' new term begins Jan. 20. Here is a closer look at the quartet whose experience and agendas could be especially important for federal IT.
From Federal Times: CMS to award $15 billion data management contract
11/21/12 10:04 AM
From Federal Times: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to award a $15 billion, 10-year contract to consolidate data centers and manage its immense stores of data.
From NextGov: Feds take a few lessons from Silicon Valley
11/20/12 10:08 AM
From NextGov: Three years ago, officials from the Office of Personnel Management began visiting top Silicon Valley companies like Facebook and IDEO with one idea in mind: making government cool again. Now, OPM is embracing that cool factor by replicating some of the work habits and workspaces of those companies in designing an innovation lab in the sub-basement of its Washington headquarters.
President Obama in Asia: Makes historic visits to Cambodia, Myanmar
11/19/12 10:04 AM
Making history twice within hours, President Barack Obama on Monday became the first U.S. president to set foot in Cambodia, a country once known for its Khmer Rouge "killing fields." He left behind flag-waving crowds on the streets of Myanmar, the once internationally shunned nation now showing democratic promise.
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From Next Gov: Border agency scouts for smartphone accessory to screen people and packages
11/30/12 10:05 AM
From Next Gov: The Homeland Security Department wants to outfit border agents with wearable devices that can scan cargo labels and travelers’ fingerprints, according to DHS documents
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From Next Gov: Feds say innovation is rarely rewarded or encouraged
11/28/12 10:00 AM
From Next Gov: Technology and other innovations -- such as cloud computing and telework -- have dramatically changed the way federal employees perform their jobs. But when it comes to finding new and innovative ways of doing business in government, most federal employees lack the appropriate incentives and support, according to survey results released last week.
From Washington Technology: 5 ways to create big data opportunities
11/27/12 10:24 AM
From Washington Technology: There’s no doubt that the decibel level around big data is rising. Agencies are looking to big data to solve the critical need to store, manage, and extract meaningful value from massive quantities of information.
From Federal Times: Sequestration or not, firms, DoD will take a hit
11/26/12 10:36 AM
From Federal Times: Even if Congress is able to hammer out a debt deal that avoids sequestration in January, the resulting agreement will likely result in billions of dollars in additional cuts to the Defense Department — perhaps as much as $25 billion — likely forcing the military to alter its roles and missions.
From FederalNewsRadio: New technologies key to Postal Service revitalization
11/23/12 8:06 AM
From FederalNewsRadio: When Ellis Burgoyne started at the U.S. Postal Service in 1978, the idea of receiving mail online or tracking it via GPS was unimaginable. But today, the mail carrier turned chief information officer is leading a team of technologists and IT specialists making that a reality.
From AOL: Veterans Affairs leverages cloud to develop mobile app library
11/21/12 10:07 AM
From AOL: The Department of Veterans Affairs will stand up a series of internal and external mobile apps in January to deliver veterans programs and help employees do a better job of delivering benefits.
From Computer World: China moves to beat U.S. in exascale computing
11/20/12 10:10 AM
From Computer World: U.S. efforts to develop the next-generation high performance computing (HPC) platform are lagging because they don't have government funding. In China, it's a much different story.
Federal Hot Minute Nov. 19, 2012
11/19/12 4:39 PM
Here's the Federal Hot Minute for Nov. 19, 2012.
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Fiscal cliff: Obama meets with congressional leaders
11/19/12 10:03 AM
Congressional leaders from both parties voiced fresh optimism Friday after meeting with newly re-elected President Barack Obama about avoiding year-end "fiscal cliff" tax increases and spending cuts that would hammer the middle class and risk plunging the economy into recession.
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