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The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how an armed gunman was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at his rally.

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FAA short-staffed on air traffic controllers, technicians during peak travel season, union warns

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Medicare, Medicaid, CMS, HHS, cybersecurity, Administration of Children and families,The Department of Health and Human Services building

‘An extraordinary opportunity’: How HHS uses shared certificates in hiring

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Editor's Pick

DHS improves workforce engagement in 2024 FEVS

In 2022, for the first time in a decade, DHS didn't come in last place in the Best Places to Work rankings. In 2023, it climbed two more rankings, showing the DHS workforce is growing more engaged.

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Hear from federal technology and industry leaders on how cloud can improve digital services and meet agency missions.

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FNN motorcycle event raises fresh charity funds

Three federally connected charities benefit each year from Federal News Network's fundraising motorcycle ride, organized by Federal Drive Host Tom Temin.

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Federal News Network's New Hire Guide

Federal News Network's New Hire Guide

New to civil service? We created this guide to provide insights and pointers to first-time feds. Be inspired by careerists and also get pointers to make the transition to your new job as smooth as possible. (Pssst: It includes health and life insurance cheat sheets too!)

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government shutdown, Congress, government funding

Progress on spending bills might have been an illusion all along

Progress on 2025 appropriations bills stalled in the House when members failed to pass a legislative appropriations bill.

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CJADC2, Low earth orbit, USINDOPACOMNational Geospatial Intelligence Agency

This company is helping government satellite operators improve awareness of threats in low-earth orbit

An academic course endorsed by the Defense Department and delivered by accelerator company BM&T aims to help science and engineering students develop their idea

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Maybe the micro purchase threshold is a little too micro

A former GSA administrator has made the case that raising the micro purchase threshold to $20,000 would save the government tens of millions of dollars.

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Cloud Exchange: How to map out your modernization journey

There’s a lot that goes in to plotting and scaling cloud capabilities — from identifying those “snowflake” systems that aren’t going to make the shift to enriching data for advanced operational uses, shares Splunk’s Jon “JG” Gines.

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CYBERCOM, U.S. Cyber command

Sulmeyer looks to extend SOCOM model for CYBERCOM as lawmakers resurface cyber force idea

“I believe a range of options should be considered, including extending aspects of the U.S. Special Operations Command model to U.S. Cyber Command,” said

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Pathways program, NSF, National Science Foundation

How NSF is converting more interns into full-time feds

At the National Science Foundation, one in five new hires this year has been an intern. Now NSF is looking to make full-time positions more appealing to them.

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Defense

Army revamping tactical network to make it software-defined, agile

Lt. Col. Keith Jordan, in the Army’s PEO-C3T, said a recent draft solicitation is a key step in the Unified Network Operations (UNO) initiative.

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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. USCIS, The cash-strapped federal agency that oversees that nation's legal immigration system, scrapped plans Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, to furlough 13,000 employees, or nearly 70% of its workforce. The agency said it would maintain operations through September when the the fiscal year ends.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

USCIS aims to support current workforce while grappling with ongoing hiring issues

Hiring remains a “substantial challenge” for USCIS, but a couple early signs indicate that the agency could be turning a corner with its current workforce.

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Defense News

CJADC2, Low earth orbit, USINDOPACOMNational Geospatial Intelligence Agency

This company is helping government satellite operators improve awareness of threats in low-earth orbit

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NDAA, POGO, 2025 National Defense Authorization Act

NDAA amendment to give more authority to DoD components to buy cyber products

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Pay & Benefits

VA, IT, data

VA ends mandatory overtime for most employees processing benefits claims

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Technology

CJADC2, Low earth orbit, USINDOPACOMNational Geospatial Intelligence Agency

This company is helping government satellite operators improve awareness of threats in low-earth orbit

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Workforce

APTOPIX Election 2024 Trump

The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close

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Congress-FAA

FAA short-staffed on air traffic controllers, technicians during peak travel season, union warns

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