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• Army Corps of Engineers needs consumable data, training

  In addition to the dirt and water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves around the world for its projects, it also has to shift a considerable amount of data.

  Big Data
  June 01, 2020
• TSP funds drop after April surge

  The last few months of volatile activity resulted in huge numbers of withdrawals and inter-fund transfers, and so May appeared to reflect a calming among investors.

  TSP
  June 01, 2020
• Braithwaite sworn in as new Navy secretary after months of leadership tumult

  Braithwaite is the first Senate-confirmed Navy secretary since last November, when the Trump Administration fired Richard Spencer.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook
  June 01, 2020
• State Dept outlines plan to reopen passport facilities with ‘limited staff’

  The agency will continue to prioritize the most urgent cases before it returns to full operating capacity. Meanwhile, agency employees who work at passport facilities can expect to return to work in three phases, each phased dependent on local conditions.

  Workforce
  May 29, 2020
• State, local govts face workforce competition from private sector

  Just as it is a workforce challenge for federal agencies, state and local governments are also forced to compete with the private sector for talent.

  Workforce
  May 29, 2020
• Former USDA tech leader joins Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

  The non-profit Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, ICIT, has a new executive director, Joyce Hunter.

  Technology
  May 29, 2020
• TSA expected to soon offer early retirement to several workers

  In today’s Federal Newscast, the Transportation Security Administration soon will offer early retirements to employees across the agency.

  Federal Newscast
  May 29, 2020
• USCIS threatens furloughs amid budget shortfall, TSA to offer more early retirements

  Workforce changes may be coming soon to two subcomponents at the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, where more than half of its employees could face furloughs without emergency supplemental funding from Congress.

  Workforce
  May 29, 2020
• Virtual internships in the federal government

  Nora Dempsey, senior advisor for Innovation at the US Department of State, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to talk about the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program.

  Fed Access
  May 29, 2020
• Inspectors general? They’re pussycats!

  Career managers can turn inspectors general into allies, not enemies.

  Federal Report
  May 29, 2020
• VA says employees have masks and coronavirus tests, but Congress sees inconsistencies

  Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said VA’s supply of masks and personal protective equipment is stronger and at a more comfortable place today than it was at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when austerity measures were in place for employees.

  Veterans Affairs
  May 28, 2020
• Homeland Security aims to stop coronavirus related counterfeiting

  You might not think of DHS Investigations as a center for intellectual property protection but that’s what its National IP Rights Coordination Center does.

  Workforce
  May 28, 2020
• Inspectors general on shaky ground after fast dismissals

  Could all of this have a chilling effect on the willingness of other agencies to issue unflattering reports?

  Agency Oversight
  May 28, 2020
• There are ‘essential’ people and then there are essential people – which are you?

  Many of you are the reason for the special passes which often allow you, on behalf of us, to go into harms’ way every day, as part of the job.

  Federal Report
  May 28, 2020

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