Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 4, 2009, 12:55 pm
As the U.S. healthcare debate continues, many continue to question whether the federal government has the ability to take on an effective increased role in the healthcare industry.  A recent st...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 4, 2009, 4:04 am
Just when you thought Stephen Colbert couldn't fool anyone else. On his show Tuesday night, Colbert pointed out the cost of the Recovery.gov website, and that human error caused the site t...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 4, 2009, 3:30 am
In July, the OMB called for all agencies to cut the amount they spend on high-risk contracts, such as noncompetitive ones. The Department of Homeland Security is responding by adding some...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 3, 2009, 11:01 pm
Yes, it's that time of the year again. No, not Christmas, or the "holidays" or whatever it's still okay to call it these days. Tis the season of the beloved "year end" lists. We passed around...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 3, 2009, 1:40 pm
Almost 160 employees at the Smithsonian accepted $25,000 buyouts to leave their jobs, as the institution faces a slashed budget and needs to downsize its workforce. OhMyGov! reported in October tha...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 3, 2009, 1:16 pm
A talk radio host known for his inflammatory, racist views was used as an informant by the FBI for years. Hal Turner was recently arrested for threatening three federal judges on his website, promp...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 3, 2009, 1:06 pm
The BEP has stopped a program that would give employees a $75 gift card to return agency printers. Though it was created to cut printing costs, the program would have cost over $40,000.  
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 3, 2009, 10:51 am
Though most of December lies ahead of us, the 2009 “year in review” lists are already rolling in online. Five major search engines have aggregated eleven months’ worth of their most popular qu...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 3, 2009, 9:25 am
In an effort to stop smugglers and terrorists from entering the U.S. through underground tunnel systems at the Canada and Mexico borders, the federal government has begun using Unmanned Aerial Vehic...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Dec 2, 2009, 3:11 pm
It sounds sacrilege in a country where dog ownership seems as much a right as guns, gas and greed, but it may be time to start taxing pet owners. Go ahead and buy local organic food, replace your in...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 24, 2009, 10:21 am
Holidays are coming early to troops in Afghanistan this year with the Army's Dec. 1 launch of HooahMail, a one-way electronic mail service deliverable to personnel in Afghanistan. HooahMail comb...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 11:08 pm
The Cato Institute lives up to its libertarian ideals with its recently launched website, DownsizingGovernment.org, which aims for full disclosure of spending across the federal government. As ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 11:05 pm
If you find yourself driving through the leafy confines of Tiburon, California, anytime soon, you might want to get your car ready for its close-up. According to a recent San Francisco Chronicle r...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 11:03 pm
Dear Bureaupat, I'm a small business contractor who wants to do contract work for the government, and so I've been spending a lot of time on FedBizOpps. I recently saw mention of a Sou...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 12:34 pm
Thousands of emails and documents were hacked from a university in the UK last week, showing the exclusion of dissenting views from international climate research. Some scientists who are skep...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 12:21 pm
Characterizing the GS system as "strained to the breaking point," OPM director John Berry has called for a reform of the way the government hires and pays feds.  
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 12:06 pm
Creating "clusters" of regional, interconnected economic activity could spark innovation in the American economy. The Brookings Institution argues that Congress must approve (and fully fund) ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 11:49 am
After the election of President Obama last year, Republicans found out the hard way how powerful social media tools can be. But many Republicans, both elected officials and candidates, seem to now ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 9:59 am
If the financial crisis, health care squabbles, and general celebrity deaths of the of the past  few months have caused you to forget, next year is a census year. And a newly launched website, ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 23, 2009, 7:47 am
With the U.S. prison population bursting at the seams, one company has taken it upon itself to change things, county by county, via a tiny piece of technology. Alcohol Monitoring Systems, In...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 22, 2009, 5:42 am
The administration tries to revive health care reform in yet another enlightening and funny Supernews political spoof...  
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 22, 2009, 5:32 am
1.  Washington Field: Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud FCC’s Video Relay Service Program Indictments were unsealed against 26 people charged with e...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 21, 2009, 11:53 am
Anna_Rich Could Mammogram Brouhaha Stymie Health Care Reform? CinderellaJoey I can't believe the new mammogram guideline advises us to get one yearly at age 50 instead of 40! My boobs e...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 21, 2009, 6:42 am
After dark with the Obama's...President Obama finds out who the most powerful person in the world really is.     Also Funny: The week's 10 best political jokes —...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 21, 2009, 6:38 am
SuperNews, promotes Republican Vice Presidential candidate, ex-Governor of Alaska, and notorious "twilf" Sarah Palin has her head in the clouds for her new talk show, "Parasailin...  ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 21, 2009, 6:07 am
10. "And the Postal Service announced last week the Post Office lost $3.8 billion last year. I've got a good idea. Let's put the government in charge of healthcare! Fantastic idea!" -Jay Le...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 12:57 pm
From Lincoln to finance to art, The Atlantic rates the top 25 books of the year.
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 12:11 pm
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down two decisions this week requiring health benefits be provided to same-sex spouses of judicial employees. The Office of Personnel Management had been ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 11:52 am
The US Postal Service is bleeding money like a trauma victim, not surprising to anyone who has been on the Internet lately. The only snail mail people get now is junk, bills, and Netflix DVDs. In ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 11:38 am
President Obama has finally nominated an administrator to USAID ten months after taking office. The White House announced last week that it endorsed Rajiv Shah, the Under Secretary for Research, Edu...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 11:33 am
The CIA has filmed a new TV ad to try to spark interest in the CIA among the Arab community. The ad—which shows an Arab-American family at home—tries to convey that the CIA respects the desire for...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 9:30 am
A panel of distinguished environmental experts from the Department of Defense met yesterday at the National Press Club to address their efforts to comply with an Obama Administration directive to "gr...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 20, 2009, 7:02 am
... Bureaupat, I live in Washington, D.C. Can I just go to the Office of Personnel Management to get a copy of my SF-50? Dear Local ... 552a) stipulates that requests for information fr...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 19, 2009, 11:33 pm
It can be a thin line between legitimate concerns over the government's role in questions of privacy and free speech, and overheated hallucinations of Big Brother monitoring everything we read and...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 19, 2009, 10:44 am
The Dutch have always been innovators in graphic design and mindful of their environment, living in a below-sea-level country as they do. A new “holey” font that seeks to reduce wasteful printin...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 19, 2009, 7:30 am
Dear Bureaupat, I'm considering moving up in government. That is, up to Capitol Hill as a congressional staffer. Can you tell me whether or not congressional staffers are covered by a federal ...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 13, 2009, 11:03 am
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 13, 2009, 10:45 am
At the webiste LetsSayThanks.com, you can choose from various card designs drawn by American children and include a personal message to an anonymous soldier overseas. It's free and it only takes a...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 13, 2009, 9:11 am
Every year NASA devotes a significant amount of effort to developing new technologies to advance the space program, justify its existence, and as an important but lesser-known part of the agency'...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 13, 2009, 8:55 am
Dear Bureaupat, I have loved ones that are serving in the military overseas during the holiday and I want to ensure that they get my holiday mail.  What is the deadline to ensure they get...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 13, 2009, 8:00 am
Swine flu: symptoms may include irrational fear of strangers, aversion to social functions, hysteria, fixation on evening news, addiction to Twitter updates, Purell burn, and aversion to bacon. Get...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 12, 2009, 3:55 am
An armored SUV and limousine used to transport Vice President Biden struck and killed a pedestrian early Thursday morning in the DC suburb of Temple Hills. The Vice President was at his residence when...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 12, 2009, 3:15 am
Ever wonder what the Middle East would look like with borders based on ethnic groups rather than Britain's colonial interests? Or curious what shapes can be made by rearranging different coun...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 12, 2009, 2:22 am
Ninety days into his term, Patent and Trademark Office director David Kappos has started blogging, using his first post to show his support for patent reform. Via The Hill  
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 12, 2009, 2:05 am
Washington Technology rates the top 20 federal contracts for 2010, with awards for IT, satellite technology and more.  
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 12, 2009, 12:20 am
Social media has dramatically changed the way we interact on and off the Web. And it keeps doing so, every few months launching us into a new feature set, a new tool, a new “the place to be” platf...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 11, 2009, 11:49 am
Sheriffs and public health officials in King County (Seattle) will continue providing services to residents regardless of their immigration status. The practice aims to allow immigrants access to cruc...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 11, 2009, 11:36 am
Government agencies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to hacking and security breaches, according to a new report. Cybersecurity has been getting more attention from lawmakers and the publi...
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 11, 2009, 11:27 am
Campaign finance data is now more easily available on the iPhone, thanks to OpenSecrets.org. Via http://ResourceShelf.com  
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Andrew E. posted an article on OhMyGov! - Nov 11, 2009, 11:15 am
Modern mineral extraction is a lucrative but intensely cost- and labor-intensive process. Outside of a few talented amateurs who prospect solo and the informal mining operations of gold-panning com...
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