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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Under mounting pressure to free convicts as a last act, Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks. But don’t expect many famous offenders to make the list. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) — Obama_Pardons_96384

Management

Obama administration looks back on management successes

Two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the Obama administration has highlighted some of the management milestones it's achieved over the last eight years.

Workforce

For one last time, Obama says 'thank you' to federal workforce

Workforce

White House summit gathers actionable ideas to recruit more diverse federal workforce

Pay

Feds' bonuses to grow slightly in 2017, after 6-year freeze

Hiring/Retention

OPM, OMB attempt to make Hiring Excellence stick with new guidance

Technology

Cancer Moonshot: Unleashing the power of data

Budget

End-of-year budget woes spurring talk of fiscal policy reform

Capitol Hill

Budget

Senate scheduled to take first stab at short-term CR

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Budget

OMB director 'disappointed' by likely continuing resolution

Congress

Budget

Sequestration cuts on horizon for 2017 if Congress doesn’t act

FILE - In this June 7, 2012 file photo, House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Escalating a political fight over global warming, Smith issued subpoenas Wednesday, July 13, 2016, to two Democratic state attorneys general, seeking records about their investigation into whether Exxon Mobil misled investors about global warming. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Workforce

House lawmaker probes OPM on foreign nationals' involvement in cyber

Exterior of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Management

FDIC's cyber posture called into question by auditors, Congress

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

First-ever cyber workforce strategy aims to grow pipeline of skills

DUNS

Technology

Senators calling for DATA Act pilot to get 'back on track'

budget

Budget

A transitional approach for the 2018 budget request

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. speaks during a commemoration ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery in the United States, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Reporter's Notebook

$3.1B IT modernization effort gets some legs to go with its buzz

Online Security Technology

Budget

President's 2017 budget tackles OPM, governmentwide trouble areas

Barack Obama

Budget

2017 budget breakdown

DHS-seal

Management

Federal Privacy Council part of 'dramatic' change in handling information

Human hands exchanging money

SES

Higher SES bonus limits, onboarding initiatives highlights of executive order

White House

Management

Renewed focus on privacy becomes latest avenue to protect federal data

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Cybersecurity

OPM OKs 1,000 cyber positions at DHS

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Chief Information Officer Tony Scott testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Management

OMB constructs cyber marathon on themes of ‘never finished, ever changing’