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2012 Vice presidential debate: Biden, Ryan at odds from the start
10/12/12 5:31 PM
At odds early and often, Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan squabbled in a contentious, interruption-filled debate. Both men seemed primed for a showdown from their opening moments on stage, and neither seemed willing to let the other one have the final word.
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Iran cyber threat growing, U.S.' Leon Panetta says
10/12/12 10:00 AM
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the threat of computer attacks from Iran has grown and he says the Pentagon is prepared to take action.
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From FederalNewsRadio: DoD, intelligence community tune in, turn off IT systems
10/11/12 10:54 AM
From Federal News Radio: The Defense Department and the intelligence community share a common challenge over the next several years: breaking down thousands of stovepiped technology systems and building coherent IT enterprises. And both organizations say they're working together to do it.
From Federal Computer Week: Cyber attacks on the upswing
10/10/12 10:04 AM
From Federal Computer Week: Cyberattacks against U.S businesses – including the public sector – are increasing in frequency and cost, with incidents growing by 42 percent in just the past year, according to a new study.
From Aviation Week: NSA director urges passage of cybersecurity ill
10/9/12 9:55 AM
From Aviation Week: Cyberattacks have breached the Pentagon and sent businesses into bankruptcy. Still, it might take a cyberdisaster that causes damage on the scale of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to get lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at shoring up the U.S.’s infrastructure.
Federal Hot Minute Oct. 2, 2012
10/8/12 4:14 PM
With both financial and human resources stretched thin within federal agencies, improving performance has emerged as a primary management initiative of the Obama administration.
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From WaPo: Congressional Budget Office tally puts 2012 federal budget deficit at $1.1T
10/8/12 10:10 AM
From The Washington Post: A new estimate puts the deficit for the just-completed 2012 budget year at $1.1 trillion, the fourth straight year of trillion dollar deficits on President Barack Obama’s watch.
From Business Insider: There's a new cyber threat coming from Iran
10/5/12 10:06 AM
From Business Insider: The head of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that significant new cyber threats to U.S. financial networks appeared to be emerging from an "unusual" source.
White House discourages defense contractors from sending layoff warnings
10/3/12 5:19 PM
The Obama administration has sought to quell the fear of mass defense layoffs in presidential battlegrounds like Virginia, where letters sent in early November warning about the possibility of job losses could discourage thousands of defense workers from backing the incumbent.
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European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize
10/12/12 10:00 AM
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the midst of its greatest crisis since its beginnings in the 1950s.
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From Defense News: U.S. House report lists multitude of weapons programs sequestration would hit
10/11/12 10:57 AM
From Defense News: Unless lawmakers find a way to prevent a $53 billion cut to planned defense spending for 2013, the U.S. military services would be forced to buy fewer F-35 fighters, Stryker vehicles and Army helicopters, says a House panel. What’s more, the pending cut could jeopardize the Air Force’s plans for new tanker and bomber fleets.
From Washington Technology: Top 100 firm wins $107.8M contract for watershed protection
10/10/12 10:10 AM
From Washington Technology: Abt Associates has won a $107.8 million contract to provide technical support for assessment and watershed protection to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
Federal Hot Minute Oct. 8, 2012
10/9/12 11:06 AM
As we move into the government’s new fiscal year, here are just a few noteworthy headlines concerning the business of government.
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From Information Week: Federal agencies build a business case for the cloud
10/9/12 9:55 AM
From Federal Information Week: The Office of Management and Budget introduced the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy in February 2011, putting federal agencies at the beginning of the cloud adoption curve.
From Defense News: Romney's big plans for the Navy
10/8/12 10:10 AM
From Defense News: Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign has steered clear of providing too many specifics when it comes to how he would govern as president.
From Federal Computer Week: Managers knock information management efforts
10/5/12 10:09 AM
From Federal Computer Week: Despite the push to transform the federal government into a digital powerhouse, many agencies remain dependent on paper records, and current information management practices often are ineffective, according to a new survey.
2012 Presidential Debate: Romney declared winner by analysts
10/4/12 6:16 PM
Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod says the president will need to determine by the next debate how to counter what the campaign considers Romney's evasion on a series of issues.
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From Bloomberg: McCain threatens to block contractor payments from Pentagon
10/3/12 10:22 AM
From Bloomberg: The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said today he would move to block Pentagon payments to defense contractors facing layoff-related expenses from automatic budget cuts set to begin in January.

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