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NTEU seeks CBP officer hiring surge to offset looming retirement wave

The National Treasury Employees Union says CBP’s staffing model shows it’s already short 5,850 officers, even before the retirement wave hits.

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TSP

A shift in thinking toward returns, not safety, in the TSP

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Congress, DoD’s latest efforts to solve recruiting woes

From transforming the recruiting workforce to pushing through a number of legislative efforts - here's how DoD and Congress are fixing the recruitment crisis.

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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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Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign.

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Army Human Resources, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Jena McKinny and Sgt. Keila Orozco, human resources NCOs from the 350th Human Resources Company headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, receive training on the Defense Joint Military Pay System at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

Army adopting HR customer experience framework

Before undertaking this effort, HRC had internal discussions about how they would define the difference between customer service and customer experience.

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Don’t try this at work: smuggling pepper spray into your federal office

The Government Accountability Office did what you might call a pressure test, to see if dangerous items could get past guards in federal buildings.

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Best practices in secure software development | Download now

To ensure security across the software development lifecycle, from coding through sustainment, agencies are embracing continuous integration, continuous delivery environments. Discover how agencies ensure end-to-end security of software development.

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This exhibit celebrates DC as a capital and as a regular city

Portions of Washington D.C. have been shaped for a century by the National Capital Planning Commission.

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GSA doubles down on shedding federal office space. The next administration may alter its plans

Experts say GSA will keep shrinking the federal real estate portfolio, regardless of the next administration. But the methods will vary, depending on who wins.

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NARA eyes ‘zero click’ future for records management

Some agencies are already using exploring how AI and machine learning can help with records management in the digital era.

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Space Command

Space Systems Command’s 2,000 mile cyber screwdriver

Col. Craig Frank, the CIO of the Space Systems Command, said to reduce cyber risks satellites and ground control systems are using zero trust capabilities.

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DoD has a new marketplace for the latest agile software tools

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AP Poll IVF Personhood

DOJ employees detail ‘excruciating’ IVF costs, push for more FEHB coverage

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