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Congress

Congress

Congress doesn't seem ready to move quickly on AI; tech may not wait

"Congress likes to get information. They like to hear from people. That might be what we see first in terms of what happens" with AI laws, Loren Duggan said.

Federal Newscast

Federal retirement claims down, as backlog hit lows for 2026

Cybersecurity

As the Pentagon rethinks CMMC, cybersecurity isn't pausing

Artificial Intelligence

The Coast Guard is building new ways to turn operational data into usable information

Budget

Artificial intelligence may help the Navy's financial managers untangle decades of systems

Defense News

Some of DoD's toughest tech challenges aren't technical at all

Defense Industry

How sharper tech focus is transforming DoD's business dynamic

Federal Law enforcement

Federal Newscast

House Republicans demand fair compensation for more federal law enforcement

Sept 11 Anniversary

Remembering 9/11

What did government learn from 9/11, and how is it keeping those lessons alive?

A flower is visible on one of the benches at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial outside the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, on the morning of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Workforce

The best way to honor service is through service of your own

Workforce

A new Army museum exhibit tells a lesser-known story from September 11: Rebuilding

An American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at sunrise on the morning of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The American flag is draped over the site of impact at the Pentagon. In the foreground, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, opened in 2008 adjacent to the site, commemorates the lives lost at the Pentagon and onboard American Airlines Flight 77. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Federal Newscast

National Park Service designates 9/11 Memorial as an affiliated area

Media Pentagon

Financial Management

The Pentagon's push for a clean audit is reshaping how it manages money and systems

Thrift savings plan TSP written on a piggy bank.

TSP

The TSP's F Fund was supposed to offer a little more return in exchange for a little more risk

Trump Veterans Affairs

Federal Newscast

Democratic lawmakers press VA Secretary Collins on rejecting reasonable accommodations

Federal Reserve-Independence

Agency Oversight

An organization can have seemingly everything covered, and still miss the whole risk picture

Gunnery Sgt. Dragos Coca engages targets during a desert survival and tactics course. Coca is a platoon sergeant with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Elements of the 15th MEU trained with the 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment in Djibouti from Sept. 21 to Oct. 7 in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)

Defense

The Pentagon is collecting more information about the effects of blast exposure

The Capitol is seen under early morning skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Senate approved legislation to temporarily fund the government late last night, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. The House is expected to vote before Friday's deadline, when funding for a portion of the government expires. Without resolution, more than 800,000 federal workers would face furloughs or be forced to work without pay, disrupting government operations days before Christmas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Contracting

Washington is making decisions now that could reshape competition and investment across government

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 announced new vaccine requirements for workers at companies with more than 100 employees as well as workers at health care facilities that treat Medicare and Medicaid patients.. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Agency Oversight

A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements produced unexpected results

File - In this Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, firefighters keep watch the Holy Fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest in Lake Elsinore, Calif. Researchers have expanded a health-monitoring study of wildland firefighters after a previous study found season-long health declines and deteriorating reaction times. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Federal Newscast

Federal wildland firefighters to continue earning overtime pay

Stone colonnade and stairs detail. Classical pillars row in a building facade, New Yotk USA

Workforce Rights/Governance

Government is very good at preventing mistakes, but what if that comes at the expense of actually solving problems?

AP Poll Medical Debt

Pay & Benefits

Turning 65 doesn't make the choice between Medicare and FEHB any less confusing

U.S. Capitol

Congress

What lawmakers decide not to tackle can matter just as much as what they do

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