The House intel bill would establish an IC chief AI officer, illuminate how agencies fund open-source intelligence, give the IC IG new authorities and more.

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GAO found that the service hasn't established a process to accurately determine its personnel needs and doesn't have a workforce plan to guide future growth. 

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"I always say if performance matters, it's not a unnecessary tool. If performance is a report card, it's just a waste of time," said John Mullins.

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"Going two years without a review would be like flying blind without having the information that's key to how the agency is performing," said Lori Atkinson.

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"I would love to see more happen with the actual outcomes and move the GPRA indicators to have more of an outcome orientation," said Dr. Abraham Wandersman.

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"I think that's the jump that we're really trying to make here, is go from data accessibility to data understandability," said Richard Coffin.

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The case centers on former FEMA chief financial officer Mary Comans. She was fired without cause last year.

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DISA says that the Enclave contract is "the only viable contracting alternative" given the compressed timeline for migrating combatant commands to DoDNet.

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"I think we're already seeing the fruits of that in the secretary's announcement and some other changes that have gone about," said Cheryl Mason.

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Former employees, federal unions and lawmakers continue to call for the reinstatement of more than 1,300 laid-off department workers.

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Ronald Sanders, a NAPA fellow, explains that while the decision opens the door to more questions than answers, it can’t change one thing.

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The hackers have spent years quietly extracting configuration data from poorly configured routers across critical infrastructure.

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"We've recommended that DHS develop and implement a process to systematically review the reliability of data," said Heather MacLeod.

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The bill would reinstate governmentwide language accessibility requirements, after Trump declared English as the "official" language of the United States.

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Glendening took over the OIP role last year after longtime Director Bobak Talebian was fired as part of a wave of DOJ terminations.

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Peter Justen, founder and CEO at AmeriTrust Solutions, explains how data verification can have a bigger impact on stopping improper payments.

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The House Dems' report argues the deployments threaten public trust in FEMA and further weaken an agency already flagging from thousands of staff cuts.

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AI mental health tools may support journaling, reflection and routine guidance, but current evidence does not support using them as replacements for licensed therapists. HR and IT leaders need product-specific evidence, strict data controls and reliable human escalation before deployment.

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AI mental health tools may support journaling, reflection and routine guidance, but current evidence does not support using them as replacements for licensed therapists. HR and IT leaders need product-specific evidence, strict data controls and reliable human escalation before deployment.

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"At the end of the day, with billions of public dollars invested, a Medicaid enrollee shouldn't have to guess where to find care," said Laura Kordish.

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