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Health and Human Services updates regulations for research misconduct

"Integrity could be lacking in how research is performed. The definition of research misconduct is fabrication falsification or plagiarism," said Sheila Garrity

Agency Oversight

WH regulatory gurus focused on strong rules, burden reduction

Pay

Blue-collar feds may soon see pay adjustments under proposal for reforms

Cybersecurity

A big Defense cybersecurity requirement for contractors moves closer to reality

Agency Oversight

Congress gets options on how to improve oversight of something nearly every agency does

People

Meet one of the government's most experienced rule-making and evaluation experts

Acquisition

Yes, people, the House leadership failure also affects acquisition

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Management

OMB seeks to ‘build trust’ in government services, speed up CX expert hiring across agencies

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Agency Oversight

First Look White House to agencies: Be proactive about working with public on regulations

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Agency Oversight

White House revises regulatory review to account for equity, seeks public feedback

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Cybersecurity

Why federal contractors are poring over the new national cyber strategy

Acquisition Policy

The SBA moves to resolve a vexing wrinkle in the Rule of Two

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Budget

Role of OIRA, compliance with 508 requirements highlight lawmakers’ focus on IT modernization in 2023

OPM, administrative leave

Workforce

Biden’s pick for OPM deputy director addresses concerns about federal hiring, retirement processing

Management

How agencies can be more agile in the rules-driven business of rule-making

cyber plans for critical infrastructure

Management

OMB memo directs agencies to study federal customer experience barriers

FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Agency Oversight

Questions on whether federal rulemaking takes in comments from everyone affected

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Big Data

CDO Council sees administration’s equity goals increase demand for data

Jen Psaki

Federal Newscast

Senators press White House for plan of action on ransomware attacks

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, attendees walk past a display for 5G services from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing. Chinese tech giant Huawei says its 2019 sales rose 19.1% over a year earlier despite U.S. sanctions that hampered its smartphone and network equipment businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Federal Newscast

Time nears for federal contractors to dump Chinese companies

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument are visible as a lone woman runs along the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington. The nation's capital, like most of the nation itself, is largely shuttered. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Federal Newscast

Congress trying to figure out operating in midst of coronavirus pandemic

A man wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Wednesday is Census Day, the date used to reference where a person lives for the once-a-decade count, as the U.S. is almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus, but census officials vowed the job would be completed by its year-end deadline. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Big Data

Census Bureau receives 'emergency' approval to conduct pandemic survey

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Federal Newscast

New year, new ways for scammers to impersonate federal agencies