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FILE - In this April 23, 2021 file photo, a train arrives at Metro Center station in Washington. Washington’s regional Metro system abruptly pulled more than half its fleet of trains from service early Monday morning over a lingering problem with the wheels and axles that caused a dramatic derailing last week. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Time to make a federal case out of Metro rail failures

Salim Furth, a Mercatus Center research fellow at George Mason University, says local jurisdictions need to get going now with alternative ways for feds…

Workforce

Investors have a new reason to worry about buying into federal contractors

Contracting

Virtual reality comes to the Veterans Health Administration and its patients

Veterans Affairs

Customs and Border Protection officers direct a driver on who missed the last turn before entry into Canada on how to turn around at the Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S., Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. The border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Customs and Border Protection punished dozens of employees for social media posts

Federal Newscast

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Congress continues the stalemate plays in the red zone

Congress

Moscow - Sep 12, 2021: Vaccinated young woman showing COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card, healthy person in mask after getting corona virus vaccine. Coronavirus vaccine shot and immunization mandate.

Federal contractors will need to decide which of their employees are exempt from vaccine mandate

Federal Newscast

Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

People

Does Homeland Security have too much discretion in hiring cybersecurity people?

Hiring/Retention

FILE - This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. A top nuclear security official says the U.S. must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation's nuclear arsenal despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus. Federal officials have set a 2030 deadline for increased production of the plutonium cores used in nuclear weapons. The work will be split between this facility in New Mexico and South Carolina and will attract billions of federal dollars. (Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

The nation’s last line of defense is controlled by really, really old technology

Technology

Wild fires in the western forests aren’t the only burning issues for FEMA

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept 2, 2021 file photo, vehicles are stranded by high water on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx borough of New York as high water left behind by Hurricane Ida still stands on the highway hours later. According to a United Nations report released on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change and urgently needs better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Pentagon trying to stay ahead of issues from climate change

Federal Newscast

A Medicare idea you can sink your teeth into

Retirement can be a lot less fun if your teeth fall out and you can’t bite into an apple.

Federal Report

Cloud computing technology and internet of Things concept, Big data and connection technology

The Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Office looks to deliver computing resources around the world

As choices are examined and strategies perfected about Cloud Migration in the greater National Capital Region, one of the many federal-government spaces…

Cloud Computing

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair in Hudson, N.Y. If you’re miserable at work, set a deadline for resigning, and take that time to double down on your job search, supercharge your savings and replace the benefits you’ll give up when you quit. Build financial reserves now, and you’ll be better prepared to leave this chapter behind. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

How the EEOC keeps you and your EEO officer informed of the latest cases

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Equal employment law is constantly changing. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publishes a quarterly digest to help people understand what exactly is going on.

Federal Drive

Time to make a federal case out of Metro rail failures

Investors have a new reason to worry about buying into federal contractors

Virtual reality comes to the Veterans Health Administration and its patients

Customs and Border Protection punished dozens of employees for social media posts

Congress continues the stalemate plays in the red zone

Federal contractors will need to decide which of their employees are exempt from vaccine mandate

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

Does Homeland Security have too much discretion in hiring cybersecurity people?

The nation’s last line of defense is controlled by really, really old technology

Wild fires in the western forests aren’t the only burning issues for FEMA

Pentagon trying to stay ahead of issues from climate change

A Medicare idea you can sink your teeth into

The Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Office looks to deliver computing resources around the world

How the EEOC keeps you and your EEO officer informed of the latest cases

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