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OPM’s performance rating system misses the real problem

A long-time federal employee says the new performance ratings system is β€˜institutional gaslighting’ and bad for employees and agency mission success.

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Nine ways the Pentagon can fix CMMC without lowering the cybersecurity bar

Russia and Ukraine are already demonstrating how quickly AI, autonomous systems, and software can move from development to operational use.

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FILE - Ukrainian servicemen prepare a "Chaklun" strike drone used for deep-strike operations against Russian positions in Crimea, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov, File)

Charting new pathways for the next generation of scientists, engineers and AI specialists

"We had two or three representatives from Agriculture, Education, Labor, National Science Foundation, and we really worked well together," said Jan Tyler.

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Good management starts with knowing where your biggest challenges are

"It can impact quality of life and wellbeing, but it could also have an impact on military readiness overall," said Kristy Williams.

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In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, as part of a force projection exercise to Shemya Island, Alaska, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2024. (Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites/U.S Air Force via AP)

White House chooses 11 new fellows to work with agencies on key priorities

The 2026-27 class of White House Fellows includes young professionals from law enforcement, business, academia and five branches of the military.

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Sprinklers water the North Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Whoever wins in November, the career civil service needs rules that last

Mary Kate Whalen, the president of the Senior Executives Association, says Congress should write civil service reforms into law, starting with a new commission.

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Voters enter their ballots into scanners at early in-person voting in Cleveland, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Housing projects can involve funding from multiple federal agencies, and sometimes that means a lot of paperwork

"When the regulatory process gets burdensome like that it adds to the cost of housing," said Glen Smith.

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FILE - In this Friday, June 2, 2017 file photo, work is done on a home under construction in Sacramento, Calif. A measure by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco to increase housing near transportation and job hubs faces a key test at a public hearing Wednesday, April 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Communities can win federal grants for resilience projects and still need money

"We believe that things like external funding sources like grants continue to be an important part of that stack," said Edward Fernandez.

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Army builds one-stop shop for civilian jobs, benefits and career development

β€œCHRA will make a mistake … We'll fix them,” CHRA Director Karen Pane said. β€œIn order to be creative, you sometimes have to have the possibility of failing.”

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Cybersecurity liability doesn’t necessarily start with a breach

"Not just having IT sitting at the table, or your CISO sitting at the table, I want to have compliance, business, everybody at the table," said Michael Volkov.

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A court has temporarily halted plans affecting the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

"When you lose a lot of federal government employees, especially the more senior ones, you're losing a lot of institutional knowledge," said Rep. Glenn Ivey.

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The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, the Agriculture Department's research center and library is seen after employees were informed of a threat in the morning and sent home, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. The Agriculture Department closed offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats. USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said the department had received "several anonymous messages" that raised concerns about the safety of USDA personnel and facilities. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FLRA rules against HHS on telework, flags fake citations in agency brief

The FLRA said more than half the citations in HHS’s brief were fictitious, erroneous or irrelevant as it upheld an award restoring telework for employees.

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