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NEWS: August 26, 2010
Fiscal Panel Co-Chair's Removal Sought over Social Security E-Mail Lawmakers and activists are calling on President Obama to remove former Sen. Alan Simpson as co-chair of the president's fiscal commission because of an e-mail the Wyoming Republican sent to the leader of a women's group comparing the Social Security program to "a milk cow with 310 million tits." MORE: The Hill Panel Backs Nominee for California Chief Justice A state commission unanimously approved California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nomination of appellate judge Tani Cantil-Sakauye as the state's chief justice, putting her in line to become the first minority to lead the state's judiciary if the voters approve her. MORE: San Francisco Chronicle Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex Chief Ousted John Chianelli, the head of Milwaukee County's Mental Health Complex, was removed and demoted in the wake of a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation into problems at the facility. MORE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ag Secretary Says He Offered to Resign Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he was willing to resign as the controversy over Shirley Sherrod's ouster grew last month but that there was "no appetite for resignation at the White House." MORE: Politico Technology | Marin County, Calif. County Cancels Troubled System, Sues Consultant The county pulled the plug on a $30 million computer system, installed by SAP, that officials say could not handle payroll or other routine financial functions. and is suing the system's provider, Deloitte Consulting. Deloitte denies the county's allegations of fraud and says it fulfilled its obligations. MORE: Marin Independent Journal Defense Official: Get Ready for Cyber War Any major future conflict will include cyber warfare, which means the nation must develop a comprehensive strategy to deal with cyber threats, says the deputy defense secretary who disclosed the 2008 infiltration of defense networks by malicious code. MORE: Nextgov
Defense Agency Plans to Consolidate Contracts The Defense Logistics Agency will attempt to win cost reductions of up to 10 percent by consolidating smaller contracts into larger, long-term deals as part of an overall efficiency drive at the Pentagon. The agency also is also beefing up its fraud-prevention efforts and updating its business operations, its director says. MORE: Federal Times Federal Contractor Database Set to Go Public The database that holds details about federal contractors and their performance records will likely open to the public by the end of the year, a General Services Administration official said. MORE: Washington Technology Military Personnel | The Nation Army Ending GED Program for Troops With enlistments by high-school graduates up, the Army is ending a program that helped nearly 3,000 dropouts earn high-school equivalency certificates. The GED pilot program started at Fort Jackson, S.C., in summer 2008, when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had the service scrambling to find soldiers. MORE: Associated Press/Yahoo News Top Marine: Gays in Sleeping Quarters an Issue The overwhelming majority of Marines oppose sharing sleeping quarters with openly serving gays and lesbians, an obstacle if Congress lifts the ban on gays in the military, Marine Commandant James Conway said. MORE: Washington Post Waste Management | Cleveland High-Tech Carts to Snitch on Non-Recyclers The city plans to sort through curbside trash to make sure residents are recycling--and fine them $100 if they don't. New carts embedded with radio frequency identification chips will allow city workers to monitor how often residents roll them to the curb for collection. MORE: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Public Facilities | Utah Privatization Trial Sought for State's Parks The chairman of a board looking at privatizing state-government functions would like to see Utah privatize a handful of state parks to see if they can be run more efficiently. The state now manages 43 parks, reservoirs, museums and golf courses. MORE: Salt Lake Tribune >> More news, analysis, resources and events: GovManagement.com >> Follow GovManagement on Twitter and Facebook |
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“Does anybody in Washington, D.C., have a lick of common sense? Pick up the phone and ask us for the number.” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, acknowledging that the state lost its chance at $400 million in federal "Race to the Top" education funds because of a clerical error in which budget information for the wrong years was submitted in its 1,000-page-plus application and saying he would not name the official who made the mistake because he didn't want to scapegoat anyone Newark Star-Ledger | More quotes DATAPOINT UPCOMING |
