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OPM, administrative leave

Lawsuit urges OPM to end 7-year delay to keep feds off indefinite paid administrative leave

Federal employees on administrative leave can wait months — if not years — with their careers on hold, as their agencies investigate allegations of wrongdoing.

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House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

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army digital engineering

Army faces data overload but LLMs are not the answer

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Whine, cheese make the return-to-office debate pungent

Brian Elliott, executive advisor around the future of work, said all organizations have to accept that how you measure employee performance has changed.

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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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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkReturn-to-office review: Employees call for flexibility, while legislation lags

Return-to-office review: Employees call for flexibility, while legislation lags

With the federal return-to-office conversation always in flux, Federal News Network wants to keep you up-to-date on what it all means for federal employees.

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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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(USDA/Forest Service photo by Mark Pieper)Forest service, Firefighter on a maintenance prescribed burn at Bitterroot National Forest

Forest Service lifts hiring pause on non-fire workforce, but plans to only fill ‘highest priority’ vacancies

The Forest Service’s restricted hiring efforts do not apply to its wildland firefighting workforce.

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EPA, electric school buses

EPA looks to revamp U.S. school bus fleet

The EPA got $5 billion to use as grant funds for new school buses under the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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Congressional Staff, Congress

WEP & GPO repeal, Schedule F among issues facing Congress

A recent hearing once again considered what to do about Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Offset Pension.

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Government CX means anticipating, not just reacting, to customer expectations

LaRel Rogers, senior product marketing manager for federal at Okta, says next-level CX improvements will require agencies to adopt predictive technology.

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/scyther5best places to work in the federal government, small business, VBA

How important to recruiting is a traditional pension plan?

Government employee recruitment often relies on the appeal of the mission. Still people want to be paid and have some financial security.

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2024 panel commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

While under hiring freeze, EEOC facing ‘very big task,’ Burrows says

For employees at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workloads right now are much higher than they should be, EEOC Chairwoman Charlotte Burrows said.

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JEDI

DoD’s Joint Staff GenAI sprint lays out 8 internal use cases

Lt. Gen. Todd Isaacson, the CIO for the Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-6, said a review team is completing recommendations for leadership around using GenAI.

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Department of Homeland Security

Vigilance is job one of the Office for Bombing Prevention

Jeffrey Dade, the technology integration section chief for the Office for Bombing Prevention in CISA, said tools and information is at the heart of its mission.

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Defense News

army digital engineering

Army faces data overload but LLMs are not the answer

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military spouse, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Orozco, 60th Medical Operations Squadron clinical social worker and her spouse, Josue, participate in the Military Spouse Appreciation Day campaign at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 7, 2022.

The Army moves to make spouses financial lives more viable

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JEDI

DoD’s Joint Staff GenAI sprint lays out 8 internal use cases

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DoD’s Fulcrum to serve as north star for its IT objectives

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Army faces data overload but LLMs are not the answer

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Workforce

House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

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