National Science Foundation

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With record number of interns, NSF is ‘intentional’ about career growth

At the National Science Foundation, one in five new hires this year has been an intern. Now NSF is looking to make full-time positions more appealing to them.

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House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

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

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Partnership for Public Service, Best place to work, federal agencies,Election 2024 Democrats Trump

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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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

Investigations into DoD struck a chord in 2023

The top Reporter’s Notebooks of 2023 continue to demonstrate the interest and desire for in-depth reporting, digging out more than the tidbits, but the…

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

Theaters, opera halls and concert venues were all hit hard by the pandemic. People didn’t want to gather in close quarters. To get a gauge on how and where…

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AI, artificial intelligence

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 into practice.

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