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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

Federal union has some ideas on how to address Pentagon workforce shortages

In today’s Federal Newscast, the largest federal employee union has some ideas of how to address the Defense Department’s skill gaps.

Federal Newscast

GAO worried foreign adversaries are getting their hands on NIH-funded discoveries

Agency Oversight

Prospective Army contractor snagged by hidden GAO rule

Contracting

Federal IT acquisition and security stuck on High Risk List

Acquisition

GAO: F-35 sustainment costs may outweigh benefits of buying new ones

Federal Newscast

GAO flags longstanding quality and organizational concerns with DHS OIG

Agency Oversight

GSA has ambitious goal for using renewable electricity in all federal buildings

Federal Newscast

FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country’s electric system from cyberattacks through a new 100-day initiative combining federal government agencies and private industry. The initiative was announced Tuesday by the Energy Department. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Two agencies launch 100-day effort to improve cyber protections for electrical infrastructure

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A new first-of-its kind government study finds suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas. The numbers suggest that social isolation, gun ownership and limited health care access may be factors behind the higher numbers. The Department of Veterans Affairs released data Sept. 15, on suicide by state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

VA needs to staff up suicide prevention teams for greater effectiveness, GAO says

Veterans Affairs

Lawmakers want to end 8-year debate over the definition of data centers

Reporter's Notebook

Military exchanges open to DoD civilian employees, retirees next month

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Knowing when to dig, when to draw the line in federal data investigations

Data is a blessing and a curse, but some entities are using it successfully, and changing their approach.

Technology

Were you hazed while serving in the military? GAO may want to hear from you

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office is looking for service members who were victims of hazing while they served.

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo a National Park Service worker picks up trash along the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol are seen in the distance in Washington, at sunrise. Nearly 3,000 federal workers have filed compensation claims for having contracted COVID-19 on the job, a number that is expected to double by early next month, according to a Department of Labor review. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

How can the National Labor Relations Board retain staff, morale?

Like a hot air balloon with a pinhole, the National Labor Relations Board has been steadily losing people and the morale of those remaining.

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