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After scandal, GSA gets back to basics - Federal Times
The new layers of authorization have made it more difficult to travel, said another GSA employee who asked not to be named for fear of retribution. "They look to any opportunity to deny travel," he said. If anything, the scrutiny on GSA travel and ...
GSA scandal: Heavy fallout expected - Federal Times
"Even before the scandal, we were concerned about cutbacks," said an employee from the Agriculture Department, who asked not to be identified. "Now, people will say, 'Oh, it's federal employees getting together, and they're going to do mind reading or ...
Is DHS ready to oversee private cybersecurity? - Federal Times
If Congress approves handing DHS a stronger regulatory role, the department likely would take some cues from other agencies serving in similar roles, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), said a DHS official, who asked not to be named ...
Senate debates DHS' role in regulating cybersecurity - Federal Times
"The level of protection varies a lot across the sectors and across the companies," said a senior cybersecurity official at DHS, who spoke on background because the legislation is pending. Lieberman's 2012 Cybersecurity Act, S 2105, ...
Capitol Hill deal would raise new employees' retirement contribution to 3.1 ... - Federal Times
A congressional source who asked not to be named confirmed what AFGE told Federal Times. The Associated Press earlier reported that newly hired feds would have to pay 2.3 percent total, or a 1.5 percentage point increase. But the deal has apparently ...
News Digest: Jan. 30 - Federal Times
In the NALC negotiations, however, issues like benefits and giving the Postal Service more authority to consolidate routes have loomed larger than pay, said one person familiar with the talks who asked not to be named in order to speak freely.
News Digest: Jan. 9 - Federal Times
While the law specifies cloud services are "generally available within the private sector," this will not hinder the department's effort to use Defense Information Systems Agency services, said a senior DoD official who asked not to be named. ...
After debt deal, agencies face budget uncertainties - Federal Times
... for example, Defense Department officials were running scenarios for absorbing several hundred billion dollars in projected spending cuts over the next decade, said a Navy financial manager who spoke last week on condition of anonymity. ...
Feds driving harder bargain at procurement table - Federal Times
If agencies can't cut contracts, they'll have to cut dollars, administration officials said. At the largest contracting agency — the Defense Department — acquisition undersecretary Ashton Carter ordered staffs to further cut contract costs by ...
Troop drawdown could yield billions in DoD savings - Federal Times
Under the schedule laid out by the president, roughly 68000 troops would be left in Afghanistan after the 33000 surge troops leave by next summer, a senior administration official said Wednesday. The redeployment of troops from Afghanistan "will ...
News Digest: March 14 - Federal Times
A Treasury Department official speaking on background to reporters Thursday said Obama will not continue to sign short-term continuing resolutions. Obama also warned that there are limits to cuts he would accept. House Republicans have introduced a ...
Obama: Two-week CRs are 'irresponsible' - Federal Times
A Treasury Department official speaking on background to reporters Thursday said Obama will not continue to sign short-term continuing resolutions. Obama also warned that there are limits to cuts he would accept. House Republicans have introduced a ...
OPM pension errors force thousands to pay up - Federal Times
Another employee, a civilian Army information technology specialist who also asked not to be named, said he paid most of his service credit redeposit in ...
News briefs - Federal Times
14, although the exact day is unclear, according to a White House official who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to reporters on ...
Release of proposed 2012 budget to be delayed - Federal Times
14, although the exact day is unclear, according to a White House official who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to reporters on ...
WikiLeaks fallout leads to an info-sharing clampdown - Federal Times
11 — they could all be put in question," said the official, who requested anonymity. "It's devastating." Although WikiLeaks had previously disclosed ...
New retirees shortchanged: 6- to 12-month waits for full pension checks - Federal Times
One retired federal law enforcement officer, who asked not to be named, submitted her paperwork months before she retired, but it didn't help her get her ...
Why so many SES jobs go unfilled - Federal Times
One senior executive at EPA, who asked not to be named, said her agency has a hard time finding executives with specialized scientific skills. ...
VA reports new data breaches - Federal Times
... personal information at a VA facility, according to the congressional source familiar with the breach, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ...
Feds hope FedSpace spurs interagency collaboration - Federal Times
An Environmental Protection Agency employee, who asked not to be named, said he's seen his agency's experiments with wikis and other applications die on the ...
House members demand NASA plan for rockets - Federal Times
Obama has proposed ending the Constellation program of returning people to the moon, which administration officials said was underfunded and unrealistic. ...
'Snowmageddon' drives call for more telework - Federal Times
A human resources manager at Homeland Security, who also asked not to be identified, said there were only "pockets" of people at his agency who teleworked ...