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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)

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)

Federal employees are protected if they refuse an illegal order. Most of them may not know it.

"What they don't tell you is that public service is sufficiently complicated that it's not always obvious what the best thing is to do," said Josh Gotbaum.

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Whistleblower protection law and freedom of information legislation conceptual idea with metal whistle and wooden judge gavel on dark background

Senator rings alarm bells on waste and fraud at DHS

Sen. Peters said recent reporting and the agency's lack of cooperation with its inspector general cast doubt on DHS's management of funding.

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FILE - Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., listens to a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill, March 8, 2022, in Washington. President Joe Biden's increasingly stark warnings about Trump-fueled elements of the Republican Party are making up the core part of his midterm message, combined with repeated reminders to voters about recent Democratic accomplishments and a promise that democracy can still produce results for the American people. "It's a particularly strong issue for our base," said Peters, who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the official campaign arm of Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Is oversight something lawmakers talk about, or something they do?

"You shouldn't measure the effectiveness of a Congress based on the number of hearings they hold," said Tim Stretton.

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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., rushes up the steps at the Capitol for final votes before the House of Representatives leaves for a five-week recess, in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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