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The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

Despite a growing federal workforce, current budget deliberations in Congress could cause the pendulum to eventually swing back in the other direction.

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2023 Best Places to Work marks a turning point in employee engagement

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6-bill minibus rewards some agencies, while slashing budgets for others

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White House recognition for a long-serving supporter of STEM education

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The National Endowment for the Arts takes the pulse of U.S. appetite for the arts

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Federal agencies flag 1,200 AI uses cases, but see few actually implemented

Federal agencies see lots of possibilities for using artificial intelligence tools in their day-to-day work. But they’ve only put a fraction of those ideas…

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OMB sees data-driven decision-making as key for better customer service in government

The Biden administration, in its push to improve customer experiences across government, is using data to pinpoint where those services aren’t meeting…

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A call for disruptive change in how the government assesses technology

A group called the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment is the latest to call for restoration of U.S. scientific and technology preeminence. The group, working under a National Science Foundation grant, said, “Something disruptive is needed in how we fund the pathway from translational discovery to commercialization.” For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin is joined by Network member and Carnegie Mellon engineering and public policy professor Erica Fuchs.

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