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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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Army, Air Force, Navy, recruitment

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

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Jill Biden

DoD, State Dept streamline process for federal employees to telework overseas

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Editor's Pick

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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Register for Federal News Network's 2024 CX Exchange

Register for Federal News Network's 2024 CX Exchange

Over the last three years, customer experience went from buzzword to reality. What’s next? How are agencies elevating the total experience, both for the public and for federal employees?

Join us for the Federal News Network CX Exchange, an exclusive two-day event April 23 and 24.

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Amelia Brust/FNNEverything you need to know about the 2025 budget request

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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Federal News Network's New Hire Guide

Federal News Network's New Hire Guide

New to civil service? We created this guide to provide insights and pointers to first-time feds. Be inspired by careerists and also get pointers to make the transition to your new job as smooth as possible. (Pssst: It includes health and life insurance cheat sheets too!)

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Department of Treasury

Treasury giving agencies a fighting chance to prevent fraud

David Lebryk, the fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, said a new machine learning tool is reducing the chance of fraud from paper checks.

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Rerouting Reno-Mail-in Ballots

DeJoy apologizes for ‘deteriorating’ regional service, but vows turnaround by summer

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said USPS is seeing “significant issues” with on-time delivery in regions where USPS is opening massive new facilities.

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Social Security

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

The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset have both been around for decades. They reduce or rule out Social Security benefits for some.

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Innovation in Government Datadog Brian Mikkelsen Interview

Using end-to-end observability for cyber, CX improvements

Brian Mikkelsen, the vice president for US public sector at Datadog, said reducing tool complexity helps agencies understand how their systems are working.

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AI, artificial intelligence

Can agencies actually follow the White House AI order?

The White House has given agencies until the end of the year to make sure their use of artificial intelligence is safe and fair.

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space force national guard, air force

Air Force pushes to move Guard units to Space Force

“[Air National Guardsmen] will be able to continue to serve in the way that they currently would serve,” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

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IRS Direct File, GAO, USDS

IRS underestimated cost of letting people file for free

The IRS’ direct file program was created to make things easier on taxpayers. Direct file, as its called, helps certain taxpayers file their tax returns for free

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modernizing congress

White House-backed bill to preserve pandemic fraud analytics tools introduced in House

Analytics tools and the expertise developed by federal watchdogs to fight fraud in COVID-19 emergency programs would live on permanently under this bill.

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Defense News

Army, Air Force, Navy, recruitment

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

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Pay & Benefits

Social Security

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

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Technology

cmmc

The next security update: What you need to know about the newest version of NIST 800-171

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Workforce

Jill Biden

DoD, State Dept streamline process for federal employees to telework overseas

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