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Derace Lauderdale graduated from Bowie State University with a degree in communications/broadcast journalism. He previously worked for NASA and USDA as a communication specialist.

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Building is shown in Washington. Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the EPA engaged in fraudulent payroll activities, including payments to employees after they were fired and to one of the officials when he was absent from work, that cost the agency more than $130,000, a report by an internal watchdog says. Former chief of staff Ryan Jackson and former White House liaison Charles Munoz submitted “official timesheets and personnel forms that contained materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements

EPA keeping its finger on the workforce’s pulse with HR analytics

Open Data/Transparency

Seattle Police Department and Thurston County-Sheriff officers train with the U.S. Coast Guard throughout the waters of Puget Sound. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest.

How the Coast Guard’s satellite imaging plays a huge role in maritime domain awareness

Defense Industry

GSA’s IT Category Office enhancing software supply chain management

Federal Insights

OPM retirement claims backlog reaches new low in September 2023

Retirement

National AI Institute developing uniformity across VHA’s approach to AI use cases

Federal Insights

Flowers and flags on the south pool commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Honoring the 22nd anniversary of 9/11

Remembering 9/11

Happy Independence Day from the federal workforce!

People

OPM’s retirement claims backlog hits three-year low in May

Retirement