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From NextGov: Pentagon goes on $8 billion tech spending spree
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From NextGov: The Defense Department pumped out billions of dollars in new weapons contracts in a move apparently designed to obligate funds before year end.
From NextGov: VA disability claims top 900K
12/31/12 10:20 AM
From NextGov: The Veterans Affairs Department’s disability claims backlog edged above the 900,000 mark this week, with 608,365 -- 67.6 percent -- stuck in the system more than 125 days.
Fiscal cliff countdown: No deal in sight as deadline nears
12/28/12 4:27 PM
A person familiar with the details says President Barack Obama is not making a new 'fiscal cliff' offer at his high-stakes meeting with congressional leaders at the White House.
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Military contractors could be required to report cybersecurity breaches
12/27/12 10:47 AM
From NextGov: A new mandate from the Defense Department could set the stage for military contractors to be compelled to report any sort of cybersecurity breach.
Federal Hot Minute Dec. 24, 2012
12/24/12 10:44 AM
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From NextGov: NASA signs $40 million web services contract
12/24/12 10:27 AM
From NextGov: NASA has signed a blanket purchase agreement worth an estimated $40 million with the Rockville, Md., company InvoZen for Web enterprise services technology.
Fiscal cliff talks: President Obama, Speaker Boehner battle over deal
12/21/12 10:42 AM
President Barack Obama says he'll press ahead with Congress in hopes of preventing across-the-board tax increases set to strike taxpayers Jan. 1 after House GOP leaders unexpectedly put off a vote on legislation calling for higher rates on million-dollar earners Thursday evening.
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Fiscal Cliff: First the GOP's 'Plan B' - then the real compromise?
12/21/12 10:04 AM
Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly put off a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end fiscal cliff that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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Business Machinery World Wide staff indicted
12/19/12 5:26 PM
Prosecutors say that Tehran-based Business Machinery World Wide engaged in a four-year conspiracy to export more than $30 million in laptop computers, digital media equipment and other technology from the U.S. into Iran. Often the goods were routed through a subsidiary in Dubai.
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Federal Hot Minute Dec. 31, 2012
12/31/12 3:43 PM
Keep up with the latest news from the federal government, business and contracting. And get the latest Federal Hot Minute here.
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From Fed Scoop: DOD signs $617 million joint entreprise Microsoft license agreement
12/31/12 10:14 AM
From Fed Scoop: The Department of Defense announced Thursday it signed a three-year, $617 million joint enterprise license agreement for Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Windows 8.
EPA Chief Lisa Jackson stepping down
12/28/12 10:25 AM
The Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls.
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Sequestration already affecting contractors before fiscal cliff
12/27/12 10:35 AM
From the Washington Post: Contractors are getting ready for a very different economic environment once the calendar turns to 2013 due to the ongoing stalemate over the fiscal cliff.
From NextGov: Data.gov moving to open source platform
12/24/12 10:27 AM
From NextGov: The team that manages Data.gov is well on its way to making the government data repository open source using a new back-end called the Open Government Platform.
John Kerry nominated for Secretary of State
12/21/12 1:48 PM
President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his next secretary of state. Kerry's nomination marks Obama's first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term.
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Unemployment benefit claim numbers up by 17,000 last week
12/21/12 10:07 AM
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week by 17,000, reversing four weeks of declines. But the number of people seeking aid is consistent with a job market that continues to grow modestly.
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski becoming first woman to head Senate Appropriations Committee
12/20/12 11:19 AM
With her ascendancy to the chairmanship of Appropriations, Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski enters a male-dominated realm that in the past has had sweeping power in deciding how federal dollars will be dispersed around the country.
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From Washington Technology: 5 trends you can't ignore
12/19/12 10:25 AM
From Washington Technology: Here are five areas that are either emerging or re-emerging.

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