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Lawmakers urging expanded IVF coverage for FEHB enrollees

The FEHB program began offering coverage for some IVF-related medications just this year. But now House and Senate Democrats are calling for even more options.

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New DCSA director sees a data-driven future for security clearances and more

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Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

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With ‘spying bosses’ on the rise, where do federal agencies stand on employee monitoring?

One federal office has turned to employee monitoring technology in recent years, and it's led to a major rift between workers and management.

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Everything you need to know about the 2025 budget request

President Joe Biden sent his 2025 budget request to Congress. Federal News Network has the numbers and analysis to know what's most important to your job.

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Vista de la puerta de Fort Meade junto a la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional, 14 de febrero de 2018. Una persona resultó herida en un tiroteo frente a la sede de la NSA en Fort Meade. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)

Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

The Air Force requests $140 million for privatized family housing projects at two of its bases in fiscal 2025. Lawmakers are not quite sold on the idea.

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IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

The IRS is telling lawmakers that billions of dollars in multi-year modernization funds are helping the agency provide a level of customer service.

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Merit Systems Protection Board is plowing through its backlog of appeals

The Merit Systems Protection Board has had a quorum for more than two years. They faced a backlog of some 3,800 appeals cases.

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It's April, but end-of-termism will start to slow federal contracting

Political appointees begin to depart. In their absence, contractors should prepare for a slowdown in new and innovative project starts.

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Construction work is shown July 22, 2022, in the 1600 block of the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis., on a second new transient training troops barracks project on the post.

Facing billions in facility backlogs, DoD looks to new pilot for 'livable communities'

Defense officials want to demonstrate a new demolition and consolidation concept at five bases over the next three years.

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Army, Air Force, Navy, recruitment

Army, Air Force ‘optimistic’ about recruitment, Navy falls behind

While the Army and Air Force are projected to meet its recruitment goals this year, the Navy will most likely miss its recruitment targets for the second year.

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Congress has gotten past the foreign aid argument, or at least its leader has

So Speaker Mike Johnson has pushed through some of the foreign aid that many in his own party were against.

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Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

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Congress again ponders updating Social Security policy for non-eligible federal retirees

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Merit Systems Protection Board is plowing through its backlog of appeals

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