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The Trump Doctrine: Talk Loudly and Stand On or Near a Big Ship
The 2016 Republican presidential candidate was long on promises, but light on specifics, as he called for a stronger military and better veterans care.
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FAA Whistleblowers Vindicated for Safety Warnings
Office of Special Counsel confirms risks from computerized, conflicting flight plans.
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4 Key Customer Experience Strategies To Become Citizen Obsessed
Governments that fall further behind in customer engagement risk much more than just public criticism and electoral defeat.
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How to Quit Being Such a Negative Boss
Our brains are wired to dwell on what's wrong. But don't give in.
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IG Cites Lax Oversight of HealthCare.gov Contractors
Contracting personnel at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services failed to follow basic contracting rules.
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Obama Tells Agencies to Hire Experts in Giving People Exactly What They Want
Recruitment effort part of initiative to improve delivery of services across government.
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New Obamacare Money for Health Centers Will Treat Substance Abuse
Heroin use among young adults has doubled in the last decade.
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Astronauts Mark Midpoint in One-Year Spaceflight
The data will come in handy if humans embark on long missions to other parts of the solar system, like Mars.
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National Interagency Fire Center: The 2015 Fire Season is Among the Worst in Recent Memory
Drought and climate change have combined to produce the largest area burned in more than a decade.
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Reformed Con Man Wows Agency Accountants with Anti-Fraud Tips
FBI adviser Frank Abagnale still refuses federal salary after 40 years.
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Pentagon Plan to Move Civilian Workers Outside the Civil Service System Draws Fire
Proposal is aimed at giving the Defense secretary more authority and flexibility in hiring and managing personnel.
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Why Not Strip J. Edgar Hoover’s Name From the FBI Building?
The Confederate flag has been taken down at South Carolina’s Capitol. Now it's time to turn to another symbolic insult to minorities and the Constitution.
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Obama, World Leaders May Skip Key Part of Paris Climate Talks
Organizers invite leaders to speak at the beginning of COP21, rather than the end, to avoid the eleventh-hour chaos that marked the close of the Copenhagen climate conference. But does that lessen the chances for a deal?
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Sanders’s Criminal Justice Plan is a Lot Bigger Than One Bill
The Vermont senator’s attempts at justice reform are designed to make inroads with minority voters and catch attention on the hill.
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Three Areas of Progress Since 9/11
And the gaps that keep emergency planners up at night.
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Homeland Security Can't Keep Track of All Its Warehouses
Inspector general says more-accurate inventories could save money.
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The Best Way to Figure Out How Many Hours of Sleep You Need
Some work better with less shut-eye, but not many.
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It’s Still Hard to Find Good Agency Performance Data in One Place
GAO calls for greater transparency on methods for gauging progress.
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