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Federal Report

Data Dive Retirement by the numbers: Feds in CSRS are dwindling fast

Federal News Network dug into federal employee retirement data and found the number of retirees in CSRS and FERS to be almost equal.

Federal Newscast

Congressional Research Service gets new leadership

Congress

House Republicans want to reinstate rule targeting federal salaries, agency staffing

Agency Oversight

USPS pilot expands postal banking services after years of skepticism

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Navy and Marine Corps make drones a top priority

Commentary

Civil service modernization is essential — here is one way to make it happen

Defense

Senators hear that waiver for Austin could be a dangerous precedent

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 10, 2019) Chief Operations Specialist Anna Penrod, left, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and Lt. Aaron Van Driessche participate in an air defense scenario at the Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT). CIAT is the Navy’s newest combat systems trainer. Rafael Peralta became the first warship to pilot the advance warfare training curriculum at CIAT. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains/Released)190110-N-AZ808-1033

Navy

Navy awards contract for next generation of submarines expected to cost $110B

In Data Center Two Military Men Work with Open Server Rack Cabinet. One Holds Military Edition Laptop.

Air Force

Data organization is holding back the Advanced Battle Management System

Soldiers participate in equal opportunity training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, June 23, 2020. The 60-hour course is designed to prepare Soldiers to be equal opportunity advisers in their respective units. (U.S. Army photo by David Overson) (Photo Credit: David Overson)

Army

Army wants to become a model of diversity, equality and inclusion with new policy

DoD Reporter's Notebook

NDAA would create National Cyber Director position in White House

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Workforce

Agencies find ways to support Congress' needs remotely

DoD budget, Navy

Defense

DoD plan to classify spending plans gets thumbs down from almost everyone

Federal Report

How average are you and what does it matter?

Congress

Congress

House IG tells committee to consider 'tremendous opportunity' to centralize IT services

OTA

Technology

OTA gets $6M in startup funding under draft spending bill

Commerce Department

Agency Oversight

Commerce IG deems GAO staffing higher priority than OTA

In this Aug. 7, 2018, photo, Mark Robbins, the sole member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, walks through the supply closet, pointing to boxes full of cases, in his office in Washington. Robbins reads through federal workplace disputes, analyzes the cases, marks them with notes and logs his legal opinions. He then passes them along to nobody. He’s the only member of a three-member board that legally can’t operate until the president and Congress give him at least one colleague. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)

Workforce Rights/Governance

Senate forces 'first' for MSPB as the agency loses all members

TSP, retirement

Federal Report

Are you on the government’s endangered species list?

Kathleen McInnis

Women of Washington

Novelist, int'l security specialist: Follow your passion wherever it leads

FILE- In this April 3, 2017, file photo U.S. Army soldiers march in formation during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. If you’re a veteran with student debt, you have repayment rights unique to military service members that can keep you on track and out of default. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Federal Newscast

Study shows military pay has been rising faster than civilian pay

CRS

Federal Drive

Congressional Research Service makes reports open to the public eye

Paperwork in a filing cabinet

Tom Temin Commentary

A window opens into the secretive Congressional Research Service