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Hundreds of IT Flaws Leave the Pentagon's Finances at Risk
An internal watchdog found 800 new vulnerabilities across the Defense Department’s IT infrastructure.
Pay & Benefits
Taking Stock of Your TSP
Don’t make rash decisions based on recent rocky performance.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Impacted by Shutdown Can Roll Over 'Use-or-Lose' Leave, OPM Clarifies
The leave must have been scheduled by Nov. 24, 2018.
Management
With 5,000 Furloughed, FBI Agents Group Petitions for Resumed Funding
As shutdown shrinks resources, investigations and surveillance operations are impeded.
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HHS Contract Will Offer AI Tech, Support to All of Government
The new Intelligent Automation/Artificial Intelligence contract will be housed in Health and Human Services but available to any agency looking for AI solutions.
Management
What Federal HR Could Learn from Tennessee’s Reforms
What the state has accomplished is remarkable and there are lessons for civil service reform.
Management
Older Folks Were Most Likely To Share ‘Fake News’ In 2016
Surprisingly few Americans shared "fake news" on Facebook during the 2016 election season, but some of us were more likely to do so than others.
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Shutdown Roundup: Fewer Food Inspections, Tips For Furloughed Feds to Make Ends Meet and the Future of SNAP Benefits
The safety of the food system has been placed at risk by the shutdown.
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Poll: Nearly 3 in 4 Tech Workers in DC Would Consider Leaving Their Employer for Amazon
A survey suggests Amazon’s new HQ2 in Arlington, Va., is going to dramatically disrupt the local workforce—especially in tech.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A 'Medieval' Solution For the Border
President Donald Trump touted his wall in historical terms.
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In States Embracing More Toll Roads, Freeways May No Longer Be Free
Some transportation officials are considering road-funding plans that were once unthinkable.
Oversight
Pentagon Owns Fewer Buildings Than Previously Thought: Audit
The Navy was counting buildings that were demolished and the Army was counting uninhabitable facilities on the books.
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A Turbulent Stock Market Can Benefit State and Local Borrowers
When stocks get dicey, one place investors turn to is municipal bonds.
Management
Psychology’s Five Revelations For Finding Your True Calling
Is having a passion enough? Or does finding a calling take grit, effort and purpose? The latest findings from psychology.
Pay & Benefits
‘Either Way I Don’t Get Paid:’ Excepted Federal Workers Ponder How Long They’ll Work Without Pay
Aside from personal difficulties, employees warn of mission-critical work going undone and endangering the public.
Management
House Approves Spending Bill With 1.9 Percent Civilian Pay Raise in Latest Attempt to Reopen Government
Measure is the first of four the House plans to take up; President Trump walked out of a meeting with congressional leadership Wednesday after Democrats declined to support his $5.7 billion border wall funding demand.
Management
GPO Redirects Census Printing Contract Following Legal Challenge
Forms and mailers for 2020 count awarded to R.R. Donnelley for $114 million.
Oversight
Furious Democrats Blast Shutdown as ‘Stupid’ and ‘Madness’
“Who’s going to want to work for the federal government?” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer asked. Lawmakers hear from angry federal employees.
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Amid Shutdown, Feds Figure Out Ways to Fund Food Stamp Benefits. For Now.
States have until Jan. 20 to request an early issuance to make sure they receive February SNAP funding.
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