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  • Trump will develop Old Post Office into luxury hotel
  • BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close
  • Obama nominates former SBA official as federal procurement chief
  • Postal regulator's travel raises concerns
  • News Digest: Feb. 6
  • Selling excess property may not yield expected cash
  • GSA revises plan for Coast Guard headquarters due to budget cuts
  • Revised military pension rules benefit top-level officers
  • Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014
  • New DoD programs aim to reduce energy use on battlefield
  • McKeon on potential BRAC request: ‘Kill it'
  • Administration to push bill for fast-track reorganization authority
  • AF mortuary whistle-blowers retaliated against, Special Counsel finds
  • Pentagon punts on major program cuts
  • News Digest: Jan. 30
  • DoD seeks more BRAC rounds, sparking opposition
  • Subcontractor indicted in Army Corps contracting fraud case
  • DHS promises contracting improvements, including electronic bidding
  • Navy to purchase gigawatt of renewable energy by 2020
  • Pentagon to request 2 new rounds of BRAC
  • Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees
  • More than 4,000 vets potentially affected by VA data breach
  • No big cuts anticipated for Pentagon's IT budget, deputy CIO says
  • Pentagon on track to meet 2017 deadline for full audit, experts say
  • Congress to receive White House budget Feb. 13
  • Postal union talks reach impasse, arbitration likely
  • Empower DoD's CIO, panel urges Panetta
  • News Digest: Jan. 23
  • No desk, no nameplate, half the workspace: Feds adjust to ‘hoteling'
  • Survey: Satisfaction with federal services climbs, trust sags
  • Alaska lawmakers object to Air Force's planned civilian cuts
  • Zients to serve as acting OMB director
  • Mileage reimbursement unchanged at 51 cents per mile
  • NSA crafting cyber guidelines
  • News Digest: Jan. 16
  • Obama government reorganization plan likely to meet resistance
  • Administration wants to increase feds' use of mobile technology
  • Air Force details bases absorbing employee cuts
  • Washington-area counties ready proposals for new FBI HQ site
  • Air Force readies $21B contract for aircraft training systems
  • GSA to offer buyouts, early outs
  • Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB
  • News Digest: Jan. 9
  • Defense remains strong despite cuts, chiefs say
  • Deepwater is dead, says Coast Guard official
  • U.S. to drop long-war ability, focus on Pacific
  • Air Force offers more buyouts, early outs
  • New director named at Defense Information Systems Agency
  • New law bars LEED energy certifications for DoD building projects
  • New performance system could lead to General Schedule overhaul
  • News briefs
  • Expected DoD shift on data protection could boost use of wireless devices
  • Retiring chief's legacy: A more secure border
  • GAO again finds shortcomings in government's financial reporting
  • Commission faults USPS planning for post office closures
  • Cloud security reviews give priority to GSA vendors
  • Congress makes deep cuts in construction budgets
  • Planes, choppers to replace National Guard troops on border
  • Medical doctors, researchers top list of highest-paid feds
  • TSA, union talks stall over employee grievances
  • Congress gives DoD green light on cyber attacks
  • Spending bill extends ban on A-76 studies
  • Spending bill delays DHS headquarters project 5 years
  • News Digest: Dec. 19
  • Congress looks to wrap up budget bills
  • Contractor disclosure could survive under omnibus
  • Congress broadens DoD contractor compensation caps
  • McKeon: Cut fed work force to avoid Defense cuts
  • Senators: Give airport screeners USERRA protections
  • Gates on D.C. lawmakers: ‘Oversized egos and undersized backbones'
  • Navy delays RFP on NMCI replacement
  • Postal Service puts facility closures on hold
  • DoJ: Recoveries in fraud cases top $5 billion
  • Defense policy chief Flournoy plans to step down
  • New program will assist agencies in adopting cloud services
  • IG: Army retaliated against war-wounded whistle-blower
  • OMB asks Defense to shift programs out of war bill
  • Defense Department makes record biofuel purchase for Navy
  • USPS reaffirms plans to cut 28,000 jobs
  • News Digest: Dec. 5
  • Delays to DHS headquarters add $500M
  • DoD authorization bill caps contractor salaries
  • TSA urged to expand private baggage screening
  • IG: Army used faulty traffic data to justify Mark Center decision
  • Procurement chief says DoD won't target contractor profits
  • Senators seek answers on VA mental health waits
  • 38 postal execs earn more than Cabinet members
  • DoD outlines data center consolidation plan
  • Failure to reach deficit deal could mean extended pay freeze, layoffs for feds
  • Congress must act quickly to stem Postal Service losses, PMG says
  • Ambitious DHS headquarters faces space concerns, shrinking budgets
  • Obama signs 2012 budget bill to fund some agencies
  • NASA employee named as SAVE award winner
  • USPS job review program has brought slew of complaints
  • Congressional report blasts TSA as ‘bloated'
  • U.S. still grappling with screening all air cargo
  • FDIC, Surface Transportation Board are top agencies in survey
  • OMB: Improper payments drop in 2011
  • Postal Service to resume pension payments
  • Congress strikes 2012 budget deal for some agencies
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