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Senate passes $3B VA supplemental funding bill, averting delay in veterans’ benefits

VA needed emergency funding by Friday to avoid delays in compensation and pension benefit payments that go to 7 million veterans and their survivors.

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Air Force secretary 'confident' there’s enough support for service's ongoing overhaul amid election uncertainty

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Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Garret Graves (R-Pa.) gathered advocates in front of the Capitol building Wednesday morning, urging a vote to repeal WEP and GPO, two provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for certain public servants. After just one week, the lawmakers’ discharge petition to push the Social Security Fairness Act to a floor vote reached the 218 required signatures. (Abigail Spanberger staff photo)

Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor vote

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GSA's FAS streamlining federal procurement by updating GSA Advantage, improving UX, reducing PALT

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Whether feds are in the office or teleworking, experts say it’s all about results

OMB's new federal telework report is nearly 3,000 pages. But workplace experts said even in that much space, some agencies still aren't telling the right story.

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Feds with Benefits: Does FEHB cover weight loss medications?

Feds with Benefits: Does FEHB cover weight loss medications?

As part of their initiative to prevent and treat obesity, OPM has required FEHB carriers to cover at least one GLP-1 drug for weight loss since early 2023.

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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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Federal employees have the opportunity to be a part of the world's largest and most successful workplace charity campaign

The Combined Federal Campaign giving season has officially begun. Federal employees have the opportunity to be a part of the world's largest and most successful workplace charity campaign by supporting wide-reaching non-profit organizations.

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Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees

Federal benefits may positively influence recruitment and retention of younger feds and women, who rank benefits of higher importance than older or male feds.

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DIA sees STEM pay supplement as a ‘powerful recruiting tool’

DIA is taking advantage of targeted local market supplement that was approved by the Pentagon last year for cyber, IT and STEM positions.

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USPS mail theft led to $688M in ‘suspicious activity’ tied to check fraud

Despite a declining use of checks in the U.S., criminals are increasingly targeting the mail to commit check fraud.

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Modernize your contracting system for efficiency, risk and compliance gains

The latest contract lifecycle management systems use data from multiple sources to drive efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance assurance in contracting.

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Air Force to increase its recruitment goal in 2025

“It’s ambitious, but I believe it is executable. The environment is still going to be tough in 2025,” Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein said.

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You can almost taste the repeal of these social security holdbacks

“The biggest challenge on this has been the cost of repeal,” NARFE’s staff vice president John Hatton said.

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Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications

Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays.

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How obesity in the armed services has become a national security problem

“When you have two-thirds plus of the active duty military force that’s obese … you know you’ve got a huge problem,” Stephen Cheney said.

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Air Force secretary ‘confident’ there’s enough support for service’s ongoing overhaul amid election uncertainty

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Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Garret Graves (R-Pa.) gathered advocates in front of the Capitol building Wednesday morning, urging a vote to repeal WEP and GPO, two provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for certain public servants. After just one week, the lawmakers’ discharge petition to push the Social Security Fairness Act to a floor vote reached the 218 required signatures. (Abigail Spanberger staff photo)

Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor vote

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DIA sees STEM pay supplement as a ‘powerful recruiting tool’

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Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees

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DIA sees STEM pay supplement as a ‘powerful recruiting tool’

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Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees

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