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The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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State Department officer fights his way back from disease that left him permanently disabled

Collin Walsh was fully abled until one day, he wasn't. After a difficult two-year process of reinvention, he's now on his way to becoming a commissioned Foreign Service officer at the State Department.

Workforce Rights/Governance

Promotions, mindsets, encouraging environments: 3 workplace improvements for people with disabilities

Federal Newscast

Air Force wants to show airmen how to fuel themselves up

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EEOC flags hiring, retention issues for federal employees with disabilities

Federal Newscast

Federal government lacking expertise in AI and cybersecurity, GAO reports

Workforce

Biden's DEIA strategy seeks to better understand federal employees' challenges

Pay

AbilityOne seeks to end minimum wage exception for disabled workers at nonprofit contractors

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Contracting

AbilityOne program looks to end subminimum wage for federal contract workers with disabilities

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Management

For federal accessibility managers, adding 'A' to new DEIA initiative is a welcome change

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Contracting

Nonprofits employing workers with disabilities have different procurement rules from other companies

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Federal Newscast

Former top EPA official turned whistleblower is suing the agency for retaliation

FILE-In this June 21, 2018 file photo, a job applicant looks at job listings for the Riverside Hotel at a job fair hosted by Job News South Florida, in Sunrise, Fla. The Labor Department is expected to issue its new regulations on overtime in 2019, which employees must be given overtime, and which are exempt. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Federal contractors could get favorable treatment for hiring disabled workers

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EEOC, experts offer guidance on reaching disability hiring goals

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Workforce

Agencies beat five-year goal on disability hiring

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Michael Murray: Big win in government disability hiring

Defense

Disability hiring on the rise, OPM says

Hiring/Retention

EEOC's Jenny Yang aims to teach agencies the ABCs of hiring individuals with disabilities

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Federal Drive

Jenny Yang, Chairwoman, EEOC

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Management

New rules set veteran, disability hiring benchmarks for federal contractors

Federal Drive

Uptick in disability discrimination claims could jeopardize hiring goals, firm says

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Feds see success in streamlining complicated hiring process

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Feds make progress in disability hiring, but lofty goal looms large

Workforce

Fear hinders hiring people with disabilities