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FILE - In this March 25, 2011, file photo, workers gather near the Unit 2 reactor which is undergoing re-fueling during a tour of the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Athens, Ala. U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials outlined the temporary shift extensions to nuclear power officials on Thursday, April 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) — Virus_Outbreak_Nuclear_Plants_37736

Agency Oversight

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is urged to improve its dirty bombs policy

"Some of these materials that currently have kind of weaker security requirements really could harm the public if they were misused," said Allison Bawden.

SES

Amid political leadership vacancies, calls for SES reform continue to rise

Workforce

How NRC is balancing skills needs with workforce retention

Budget

OPM prioritizing pooled hiring, HR workforce in 2025 budget

Reporter's Notebook

3 takeaways from the FITARA 17 scorecard roundtable

Workforce

4 agencies answer House Oversight Committee’s calls for deeper federal telework data

Federal Report

Hiring people is easy. Hiring the right people? Not so easy

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Technology

Why certain nuclear power plant licenses are languishing at the NRC

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Workforce

How 3 agency leaders try to mitigate burnout, stress for federal employees

Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja speaks at National Academy of Public Administration event Nov. 2, 2022. (Photo by Drew Friedman)

Hiring/Retention

How agencies are trying to keep early-career employees in federal jobs

Federal Newscast

Sen. Rubio hammers continued TSP investment in China

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Workforce

Financial management workforce to get boost from new learning portal

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Workforce

7 ways to modernize the federal financial workforce

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Federal Newscast

Industry pushes back against WH order on diversity and inclusion training

Nick Schwellenbach

Workforce Rights/Governance

POGO: Existing whistleblower protections may not always protect policy dissent

IT Modernization

No printing from home? Agencies unaccustomed to telework navigate culture change

Workers from a Servpro disaster recovery team wearing protective suits and respirators are given supplies as they line up before entering the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., to begin cleaning and disinfecting the facility, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The nursing home is at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state. For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Workforce

Agencies expand, loosen telework requirements amid coronavirus spread

In this April 29, 2019 photo, a mildly contaminated transfer container stands wrapped and labeled as part of the decommissioning process at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vt. In January, privately held NorthStar Group Services completed the purchase of Vermont Yankee from New Orleans-based Entergy after federal and state regulators approved the sale of the reactor, closed since 2014. It marked the first permanent transfer of an operating license to a nuclear cleanup specialist for accelerated decommissioning. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Defense

Lord: DoD wants mini nuclear reactors on bases and for transport

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Federal Drive

NRC looks into inspectors overseeing plant cybersecurity

Stephon Gilmore, Rex Burkhead

Federal Newscast

Nuclear Regulatory Commission could face shortage of cyber inspectors

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Workforce

Agencies offer mixed messages on telework during summer Metro closures

Jonathan Feibus, Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy Director at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission modernizing applications for the cloud

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Workforce

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