Federal Insider: Specter book gives the naked truth about senators

- March 29, 2012

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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY DEC. 31 AND THEREAFTER In this Oct. 18, 2005 file photo Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., listens to testimony during a hearing on immigration reform on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Specter' new memoir Life Among the Cannibals, is scheduled for publication in late March. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Naked truth about senators

Al Kamen

Naked senators, Dick Cheney downing fried chicken and a "hobo" Fed chairman. Former senator Arlen Specter's new book, "Life Among the Cannibals," has its moments.

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Two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security agents check a traveler's luggage at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, February, 29, 2012. The TSA announced a new TSA PreCheck lane system at the airport today, allowing for an expedited screening process for travelers who volunteer more information about themselves. The system is currently in operation in nine airports throughout the United States; the TSA hopes to have the 35 busiest airports in the country utilizing the PreCheck lane system by the end of 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Burton (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT)

How many airport screeners is too many?

Joe Davidson

Perhaps the number now employed by the Transportation Security Administration, House member suggests.

Federal question of the week

What would be the impact of a 10 percent staff reduction where you work?

On Leadership

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - FEBRUARY 06: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, A landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge comes ashore during a Bold Alligator 2012 amphibious landing exercise on Feb. 6, 2012 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Bold Alligator 2012, the largest naval amphibious exercise in the past 10 years, represents the Navy and Marine Corps' revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations and will last through Feb. 12, 2012 afloat and ashore in and around Virginia and North Carolina. (Photo by Gregory N. Juday/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Developing a naval workforce

Tom Fox

"My philosophy is very simple: If you do not develop, then you do not help move the organization forward" - Director of Naval Sea Systems Command

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Keeping federal agencies on the airwaves

The Partnership for Public Service

When federal users need additional space on the airwaves, they go to Karl Nebbia of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), whose office assigns and manages agencies' use of spectrum, so they can perform their vital functions.

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