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The First Step on Mars Won’t Be Made By Humans, But By Robots
The space agency wants to use its R5 Valkyrie robot.
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Recruiters Read a Tiny Part of Your Résumé, If They Read It At All
Obsessing over a perfect résumé is often a waste of time — time better spent making connections.
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The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
The court says a challenge based on an ambiguous word was "unpersuasive."
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Environmentalists Fear the FDA’s Trans Fats Rule
It's good for your arteries, but replacing trans fats with ingredients like palm oil could have an environmental dark side.
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The GS System Cannot Be Fixed
But there is a better way to ensure federal pay is fair and competitive.
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These Politicians Want Archuleta Fired
There’s frustration on both sides of the aisle over the OPM director’s handling of recent data breaches.
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Why Some People Can Get Away With So Little Sleep and Others Can't
If your parents or grandparents got away with very little sleep, then you likely could too.
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What the Private Sector Can Teach Us About Open Government
How data sharing can improve citizen services.
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The Fantasy of a Four-Day Workweek
Will Americans ever let out a deep breath, crack open a beer, and say, “Thank God it’s Thursday”?
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The Majority of Agency Heads Don’t Actually Use Data on Program Performance
But nearly two-thirds of performance officers in survey see progress toward culture of measurement.
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IRS May Offer Hope to Feds Affected by OPM Hack
Senator wants IRS to help protect victims from identity theft, notes reports that thieves are selling the data online.
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When Do Most Americans Think They'll Actually Retire?
Workers would like to retire by 65, but only those making $100,000 or more expect that they'll do so.
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The Obama Administration Isn't Pressuring Anyone to Stop Selling Confederate Flag Merchandise
Josh Earnest said Tuesday the president welcomes the decisions from Wal-Mart , eBay and other retailers.
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Report: Working Moms Have More Successful Daughters and More Caring Sons
A Harvard Business School study says working mother's guilt may be real, but increasingly it's being proven unwarranted.
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How Scalia Could Undo a Big Part of Obama’s Environmental Legacy
The fate of a air-pollution regulations may be in the hands of the conservative justice.
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For More Workplace Diversity, Should Algorithms Make Hiring Decisions?
Some recruiters are hoping that software can somehow compensate for human failings.
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Watchdog Finds No Fresh Evidence of Time and Attendance Fraud by EPA Employees
Report comes after senior adviser John C. Beale was able to collect nearly $1 million for absences during which he claimed he was on CIA assignments.
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Obama Administration: Climate Plan Will Save Lives, Money
Amid Republican attacks on climate plan, report lays out economic benefits of action.
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Benghazi Panel Releases Blumenthal Emails, but Not Transcript
Trey Gowdy defended his decision to keep Sidney Blumenthal's deposition private for now, and blasted Democratic critics of the GOP-led investigation.
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