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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

DoD updates telework policy for the first time since 2012

The updated policy on telework is a permissive one. The biggest change – it now addresses remote work.

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CMS cyber chief puts focus on ‘soft skills’ in the cybersecurity field

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Agencies have resources available to help close skills gaps, OPM says

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OPM removes two federal skills gaps from its high-risk list, but three positions remain

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Office of Personnel ManagementMargaret Weichert, acting director at the Office of Personnel Management and deputy director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget., holds a challenge coin.

Thousands of federal employees to be asked about benefits this coming fall

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Executive Briefing Series: Talent Acquisition and Retention

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A Transportation Security Adminstration (TSA) transport security officer inspects a can which was packed in a suitcase flagged for a seconday inspection at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., Tuesday, March 26, 2019. The can and the suitcase it was packed in was flagged for a secondary inspection at the intial TSA checkpoint the passenger passed through. TSA’s social media presence has been something of a model for other federal agencies _ striking a tone is humorous, but still gives travelers informational dos and don’ts. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Does TSA have a retention problem?

In today’s Federal Newscast, A DHS IG report reveals that a quarter of the 8,000 TSA officers who left the agency in fiscal 2017, left within the first…

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Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s acting deputy commissioner, feels prototypes of a border wall on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in San Diego. Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

CBP makes its first ‘fast-track’ hire under analytics-driven recruiting system

Faced with longstanding hiring and recruiting challenges,  Customs and Border Protection made its first hire earlier this month using its data analytics-driven…

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Kilmer: It’s ‘well past due’ for Congress to modernize

A new select committee is tasked with finding ways to update how Congress conducts day-to-day business. It has one year to provide recommendations.

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