Tom Temin

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GAO reviews how the VA is training its claim processors

The Government Accountability Office recently checked back in on how VA is training its claim processors.

Agency Oversight

Thousands of Vietnam veterans are missing out on VA benefits

Veterans Affairs

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service

This HHS operative is taking on high and complicated hospital bills

Workforce

National Archives & Records Administration

NARA takes on digitizing modern textual records and other formats

Management

Federal Prisons

The Marshals Service has trouble managing detention

Agency Oversight

FILE - People gather in front of the Georgia State Capital in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022, to protest to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights supporters say personhood could hamper in-vitro fertilization or subject women who have abortions to murder charges. At least five states have adopted personhood laws or constitutional amendments. Georgia's law is the most extensive, granting tax breaks and child support to fetuses. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Group of federal employees still pushing for more fertility benefits through insurance program

Federal Newscast

Federal contractors get some guidance on using AI when hiring

Federal Newscast

A new NASA experiment shows finding the building blocks for life on other planets may not require much digging

Technology

David Berteau

Some highlights of provisions in this year’s NDAA that could affect contractors

Defense

Congress-FAA

Could a talent shortage at the FAA lead to more trouble for the airline industry?

Hiring/Retention

Joint Chiefs Chairman

Though the Defense Department managed to go unscathed through the Crowdstrike outage, it remains on the alert

Federal Newscast

USPS, EV, USPS electric vehicles

The road to electrifying America’s personal vehicles starts with the USPS EV fleet

It’s been a major policy initiative of the Biden administration to get more Americans and agencies utilizing electric vehicles.

Management

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Congress tackles spending, policy and candidate protections on the road to the August recess

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks on the political side of government, the 2024 election is in full swing, as one party hosts this convention.

Congress

union, federal mediation and conciliation service

What’s new from the agency in the middle of labor-management disputes

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service recently had its first in-person national conference since before the pandemic.

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