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This morning on the Federal Drive:
  • Three million new jobs may bring 600,000 new feds. We'll have the latest from CNN,
  • And security is still an issue in overseas voting. We'll try to find out why.
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    • Economic & Military Strategies

    This afternoon on the Daily Debrief:
  • The TSP's Tom Trabucco joins us with an update on your contribution limits
  • Jim Harper of the Cato Institute, talks about shaping the Obama Administration's counterterrorism strategy
  • And, we'll hear from HS Today editor David Silverberg about hopes for a three-tiered ceasefire in the Mideast
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    • Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA

    Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta was a surprise pick for the post, with no experience in the intelligence world. An Obama transition official and another Democrat disclosed his nomination on a condition of anonymity since it was not yet public.
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    Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue

    A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that will keep the race in limbo for weeks. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for Coleman, the incumbent, to file a lawsuit protesting the result. His attorney Tony Trimble said the challenge will be filed within 24 hours.
    2 hours, 19 minutes ago | Read More

    Feds start wait list for DTV converter box coupons

    Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month's transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list and may not receive their vouchers before the switchover, the Commerce Department said Monday.
    1 hour, 41 minutes ago | Read More

    Back to the Future: Security Worst Practices

    How government enterprises can deliver better information assurance through an understanding of past failures.
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    Union opposition keyed to A-76 shortcomings
    updated: Jan 5th - 3:08am
    Administration officials still claim some success   Read more...


    More federal contracts protested in 2008 than ever before
    updated: Dec 30th - 3:41pm
    GAO report to Congress shows a 17 percent increase   Read more...


    GAO primes Senators on IT issues for next administration
    updated: Dec 30th - 2:59pm
    Report focuses on 7 high priority issues, 26 questions  Read more...


    TSP & Retirement Plans
    updated: Dec 30th - 9:25am
    As the year draws to a close, its time to check out any changes to your TSP.  Read more...


    Security clearance process still transforming
    updated: Dec 29th - 3:54pm
    Technology strategy seen as one way to enable broader change management   Read more...


      

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    Obama says his plan with tax cuts to get quick OK
    updated: 1 minutes ago
    President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within two weeks of his taking office.  Read more...


    Obama's intel picks short on direct experience
    updated: 4 minutes ago
    President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies.  Read more...


    Burris declares he's a senator despite controversy
    updated: 6 minutes ago
    Senate Democrats struggled to avert a showdown steeped in race and corruption Monday as a defiant Roland Burris declared, "I'm a United States senator" despite boiling controversy over his appointment to President-elect Barack Obama's seat in Congress.  Read more...


    Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
    updated: 9 minutes ago
    Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President George W. Bush as national monuments to protect them from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the largest marine conservation effort in history.  Read more...


    Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip
    updated: 25 minutes ago
    Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia on a congressional trip just days before he's set to become vice president.  Read more...


     
     
     
     

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