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House Speaker McCarthy tells committees to launch Biden impeachment probe
"I do not make this decision lightly," the California Republican told reporters Tuesday. It’s unclear if he has 218 votes for the House to launch a probe.
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State Dept. looks to AI for declassification, FOIA processing
The agency’s enterprise AI strategy is expected next month.
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AI is part of a 'new era' at IRS, commissioner says
The tax agency announced the expansion of work to use AI in how it goes after large partnerships.
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HHS looks to improve cybersecurity coordination
The agency is utilizing a relaunched cybersecurity coordination center and additional programs to significantly ramp up interactions with key partners, a top official said.
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From shutdown prospects to anti-telework bills: 5 things to watch when Congress returns
Pending legislation could affect federal employees' work-life balance, civil service protections, TSP investment options and more.
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FDIC needs to sharpen its cyberthreat sharing with financial institutions, OIG says
Despite recent improvements, a watchdog report claims the agency still has more it can do to make threat-sharing policies more effective.
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Special counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren’t entirely
Ensuring impartiality in the Justice Department can be difficult, as the attorney general is appointed by – and answerable to – a partisan president.
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DEA has regularly hired applicants it flagged as lying on their polygraphs
The agency also faces allegations of nepotism in its lie detector testing and a watchdog is saying the issues require "immediate attention" from management.
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FEMA’s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. What happens now?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is facing at least a $4 billion deficit.
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DeJoy's USPS overhaul plan might not be carried out well, watchdog finds
Postal Service management sharply critiques auditors' findings, saying GAO has a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the agency.
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The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after COVID test flop
A design flaw and contamination during production at the CDC led its initial tests to give false positive results.
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GAO: USDA violated the Anti-Deficiency Act while planning its relocation of science agencies
House Democrats renewed calls to institute tighter regulation of agency relocations in light of the watchdog agency's findings.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau helms multi-agency effort to scrutinize sale of Americans’ data
The CFPB and the Federal Trade Commission are teaming up to investigate long-awaited regulatory steps into the sale of Americans’ data by third-party companies.
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New bill aims to address private sector cyber risks to FEMA operations
A proposed amendment to the Homeland Security Act would task FEMA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to work with private entities to ensure digital risks to agency operations are mitigated.
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How the IRS accidentally tagged thousands of taxpayers as dead
The IRS confirmed that 6,821 tax accounts were marked as deceased and locked — meaning that the agency wouldn’t process the tax returns associated with it — when the person was, in fact, alive.
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Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government’s initial response when disasters strike islands
How the U.S. government responds to disasters like these and how Maui’s geography could interfere with aid delivery.
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GAO: IRS must enhance cyber oversight of third-party vendors, modernize online services
The IRS continues to ignore GAO’s recommendation to streamline oversight of third-party tax vendors’ cyber practices, despite concerns about mitigating digital threats.
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Government contractors grapple with enforcement challenges of TikTok ban
Industry groups are raising censorship and privacy concerns over a ban of popular social media app TikTok on devices used by government contractors.
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Federal agencies often neglect U.S. territories. New legislation aims to fix that.
The bill would bolster expertise in territories as island communities face increasing threats from climate change.
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Labor Dept. office rolls back portions of Trump-era policy on handling discrimination claims against contractors
Regulations implemented Friday said that a 2020 rule change aimed at making investigations into allegations of discrimination more efficient in practice did the opposite.
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