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CISA lays out post-EINSTEIN future with shift to ‘Cyber Analytics and Data System’

CISA is requesting nearly $425 million in 2024 to launch a new “Cyber Analytics and Data System.”

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DoD decades behind private sector in recruiting talent for civilian jobs, study finds

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VA EHR linked to veterans 'fatally harmed,' senators say, but agency still sees way forward for project

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Law enforcement or ‘security guards?’ USPS spars with union over postal police role

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OPM new pay model seeks to address federal IT, cyber staffing shortages

A new governmentwide pay model for federal IT and cybersecurity employees is coming into focus.

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Cybersecurity IT engineers are working on protecting networks from cyber attacks from hackers on the Internet. Secure access to online privacy and personal data protection

Potential liability for companies, means a level of concern

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is a global advocate for technology, representing some of the world’s most-notable and innovative companies. ITI promotes public policies and industry standards that advance competition and innovation worldwide.

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Lessons from how Labor is getting out from under its technical debt

Gundeep Ahluwalia, the chief information officer for the Labor Department, said three funding sources, two-year appropriations, a working capital fund and the Technology Modernization Fund, is giving the agency the resources to move to the cloud.

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Cleared employees see pay raises, more opportunities for remote work

Salaries for cleared workers rose an average of 7% last year, and remote work opportunities are also on the rise.

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How agencies can find the best candidates, bring best talent into government

Discover how data, technology and new recruiting strategies are helping USDA, EPA, GSA, NASA and NIH succeed in the race for talent, especially when it comes to high tech, science and other hard-to-fill positions.

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Meet the man who's spent decades photographing the affairs of one large cabinet department

Since 1990, Chris Smith has been photographing the doings of the Health and Human Services Department. That’s six administrations and nine secretaries. Now he’s put the lens cap on that career.

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Under this proposed law, federal agencies could not just skip town

Still annoyed by the Trump administration’s relocation of two Agriculture Department bureaus, a senator has introduced legislation to raise the bar for agency moves. It would require agencies to do some homework before they move.

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New guidance from the Commerce Department for anyone who deals with data

Everyone knows data is the essential element in improving government operations, understanding trends in the world, and solving big problems. Yet sometimes data can reveal too much, like people’s personal information. That is why data sets have to undergo what is known as de-identification.

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Federal arbitrator: VA didn’t bargain ‘in good faith’ with AFGE to update decade-old contract

More than two years into the Biden administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the largest federal employee union appear no closer to an agreement on a new labor contract.

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Defense News

DoD decades behind private sector in recruiting talent for civilian jobs, study finds

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Pay & Benefits

It’s not 2008, but people worry about savings and investments

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Law enforcement or ‘security guards?’ USPS spars with union over postal police role

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Technology

Maintaining momentum: 3 strategies to avoid digital modernization stall-outs

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Workforce

DoD decades behind private sector in recruiting talent for civilian jobs, study finds

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Maintaining momentum: 3 strategies to avoid digital modernization stall-outs

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