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Trump administration’s DRP cost $6.7B last year, watchdog estimates

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By: Drew Friedman
15 September 2026 at 18:12
Without a clear picture of how much agencies spend on paid administrative leave, GAO said it’s impossible to tell if “cost savings” goals are being met.

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The federal government can’t buy cybersecurity at the speed of a cyber attack

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By: commentators
15 September 2026 at 17:34
AI has shortened the distance between discovery and exploitation considerably, and the acquisition system has not kept pace.

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Federal retirement claims down, as backlog hit lows for 2026

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By: Sean Davis
15 September 2026 at 15:43
The Office of Personnel Managements says it received only 7,618 retirement claims last month — down from more than 10,000 claims OPM received in July.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

U.S. Air Force secretary confirms U.S. has weapons in orbit

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By: Dylan Malyasov
15 September 2026 at 04:24
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed Monday that the United States has weapons in orbit designed to disable or destroy adversary satellites, a rare public admission from a senior Pentagon official about a capability the government has typically declined to discuss, Defense One reported. Meink made the statement during a Monday morning speech at […]
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Golden Dome needs congressional buy-in, but lawmakers are still in the dark about what it would entail

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By: Anastasia Obis
14 September 2026 at 19:15
“We need to make sure that there's strong buy-in not just from Congress or from any administration, but from the people of this country,” Sen. Deb Fischer said.

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House Republicans demand fair compensation for more federal law enforcement

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By: Michele Sandiford
14 September 2026 at 11:17
A letter addressed to the Office of Personnel Management points out discrepancies in how some law enforcement officers are classified for retirement purposes.

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Law enforcement officers walk in front of a federal courthouse Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, will head back to court Thursday for arraignment in Los Angeles on federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

What did government learn from 9/11, and how is it keeping those lessons alive?

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By: Terry Gerton
11 September 2026 at 19:33
"We're unfortunately less safe today than we were pre-9/11, so on September 10th, because of not the technology issues, but the people issues," said Max Stier.

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A New Jersey police officer holds an American Flag before the start of the ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

ODNI’s role, future still up for debate 25 years after 9/11

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By: Justin Doubleday
11 September 2026 at 19:01
ODNI has been the target of controversial cuts. Now, House lawmakers are considering bipartisan proposals to strengthen the DNI role.

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Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing to be the next Director of National Intelligence on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

National Park Service designates 9/11 Memorial as an affiliated area

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By: Michele Sandiford
11 September 2026 at 16:22
Dedicated on September 11, 2008, the memorial honors the 184 victims killed at the Pentagon and aboard Flight 77.

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An American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at sunrise on the morning of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The American flag is draped over the site of impact at the Pentagon. In the foreground, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, opened in 2008 adjacent to the site, commemorates the lives lost at the Pentagon and onboard American Airlines Flight 77. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Pentagon is collecting more information about the effects of blast exposure

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By: Terry Gerton
9 September 2026 at 14:34
"The department really has had to change the way it is thinking and its approach to brain health effects from blast over pressure," said Alyssa Hundrup.

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Ready, aim, fire: U.S. Marines engage targets in Djibouti

Expert Edition: Delivering on the AI advantage of cyber resilience

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By: wfedstaff
4 September 2026 at 10:55
The articles in the pages ahead examine how government is balancing innovation, risk management, workforce readiness and operational effectiveness as AI increasingly becomes inseparable from cybersecurity itself.

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Postal Service finalizes election ballot mail portal

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By: Michele Sandiford
3 September 2026 at 13:24
USPS is facing new questions from lawmakers about the portal after a whistleblower claimed that the portal has been hastily built and could fail.

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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, vote-by-mail ballots are shown in U.S. Postal service sorting trays the King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Wash., south of Seattle. A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

GSA terminates hundreds of security clearances after review

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By: Justin Doubleday
2 September 2026 at 16:53
GSA terminated the security clearances of several hundred employees after an audit to ensure clearances "are strictly aligned with operational necessity."

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Americans’ common ground: What they want from government

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By: Terry Gerton
28 August 2026 at 13:26
"The bigger, fundamental issues with how our government operates…seem to be where there’s desire for government to work differently," Lindsay Laferriere said.

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FILE - An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. The Justice Department says three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with cyberattacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

OPM calls for wider AI adoption in federal hiring process

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By: Drew Friedman
27 August 2026 at 18:54
Without increasing AI use, agencies may be compromising the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal hiring process, OPM said in a memo to agency leaders.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Expert Edition: Visibility at mission speed: The federal case for observability

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By: wfedstaff
27 August 2026 at 12:23
Across government, leaders are aligning on a clear priority. They cannot defend, modernize or optimize what they cannot see. We talk to tech leaders from CMS and USPS to the Army and DISA to learn how they’re tackling this observability challenge.

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