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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)

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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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)

Good management starts with good data

"The judiciary doesn't actually own its courthouses, its buildings. It's federally owned space that GSA manages," said David Marroni.

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The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, is seen Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

For Army advanced manufacturing, 3D printing was just a start

"I look at advanced manufacturing as an ecosystem to solve problems in different ways than the traditional way of managing the lifecycle," Jon Strzelec said.

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Carolyn Farmer, Army Materiel Command Principal Technical Advisor for the G-3

Jon Strzelec, Army Materiel Command Advanced Manufacturing Lead for small UAS

Modernization takes on new forms and meaning at TACOM

"It's a long way from the Pacific to Anniston, Alabama," said Brig. Gen. Beth Behn. "Having the ability to do some level of forward repair is essential."

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AUSA Brig. Gen. Beth Behn

At Rock Island, Army infuses innovation into manufacturing, acquisition

"We have struggled with finding a solution that we need today, which is a more modular, flexible solution," Lynda Armer said. "We're looking at the strategy."

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Lynda Armer, the executive director of Army Contracting Command Rock Island is interviewed by Federal News Network's Terry Gerton at the 2026 AUSA conference in Washington.

Government is about to start enforcing a new set of rules for buying AI

"They've got a tough challenge because they've got an administration that has overall said, we don't want to regulate superintelligence," said Emily Murphy.

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Artificial Intelligence.

Congress looks to federal agencies to improve air quality

The bill targets federal properties and facilities across the country that are in areas that do not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone.

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The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The federal government knows it’s cheaper to prevent disasters than rebuild after them

"Anytime there's a new problem, it takes a little while to get it going and get state and local communities used to a new grant program," said Chris Currie.

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FILE - The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

From war to extreme weather, success usually depends on work that’s already been done

"It gets you that high-level attention. It also gets you monies that are earmarked for that particular thing," said Stephanie Kostro.

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People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Army turns to prefabricated buildings to cut construction costs

Officials hope the changes will get new infrastructure finished up to 50% faster and 30% cheaper β€” numbers the Army installations boss called β€œslightly crazy.”

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah district manages an extensive military construction program at Army and Air Force installations in Georgia and North Carolina. Pictured here is a barracks construction project for the 108th ADA at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Payment modernization is only half the story: The hidden cost of credit card processing in government

Modernization isn't only about making government easier to use. It's also about ensuring every taxpayer dollar works as efficiently as possible.

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Improper Payments

The world is building more nuclear power plants at the same time geopolitical tensions are growing

"Many countries are interested in what the United State is doing because they have received the demand signal to pursue regulatory reform," said Ho Nieh.

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FILE - Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant stands on Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. Two older reactors are seen, left, and two new reactors, right. Company officials announced Wednesday, May 24, 2023, that Unit 3 would reach full power in coming days, after years of delays and billions in cost overruns. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
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