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Agencies set records for small business contracting in 2023

The Small Business Administration says agencies awarded an all-time high of 28.4% of all eligible prime contracts to small businesses last fiscal year.

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‘It is cubicle city’: Office space suboptimal for collaboration, survey finds

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CX Exchange '24 DCSA's Mark Pekrul

CX Exchange 2024: DCSA’s Mark Pekrul on bringing more transparency to clearance process

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Survey: Feds question the ‘why’ behind return-to-office push

A Federal News Network survey of 6,300 feds finds leaders’ return-to-office visions aren’t meeting reality for many employees with new in-office requirements.

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Federal News Network's 2024 CX Exchange is on demand!

Federal News Network's 2024 CX Exchange is on demand!

How are agencies elevating the total experience, both for the public and for federal employees?

Watch all the discussions from CX Exchange on demand now!

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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 StateRAMP Exchange 2024 is on demand!

Federal News Network's StateRAMP Exchange 2024 is on demand!

How does StateRAMP continue to evolve and how are agencies across state governments moving to the cloud?

Watch all the discussions from the StateRAMP Exchange on demand now!

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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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VA quit rates at ‘historic lows,’ thanks to special pay authorities

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeing signs that some of its newer special pay authorities are leading to improvements in workforce retention.

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DHS, AI safety board

DHS convenes 22 leaders for AI safety and security board

DHS also named a director for its AI Corps, a new initiative aimed at recruiting 50 AI experts to lead high-priority projects across the department.

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NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli

Indepth with new NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D.

The National Institutes of Health welcomed its 17th director, Monica Bertagnolli. A set of different challenges comes with operating the health research wing.

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Docusign HISP Interview

High-Impact Service Providers leading a digital-first CX transformation across government

OMB’s digital-first guidance instructs agencies to design products and services with user experience in mind.

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Congress, U.S. Capitol

With foreign aid approved, Congress turns to federal agencies

Now with the issue of giving money to U.S. allies in the rear-view mirror, Congress can start work on appropriations for 2025.

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DoD JEDI

Army using 'sprints' to find stumbling blocks for AI in acquisition programs

A 100-day implementation plan for the Army’s acquisition community aims to resolve the issues that might get in the way of AI adoption

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NRC, Workforce

How NRC is balancing skills needs with workforce retention

On top of trying to recruit and retain HR staffing specialists, NRC also focuses on developing skills for long-term workforce planning.

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Foreign Service plans to rein in robust hiring efforts, following recent budget cuts

The Foreign Service will have fewer resources to continue its robust hiring efforts — but plans to keep hiring above its rate of attrition.

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Social Security

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

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Technology

Workforce

Election 2024 Meet The Candidates

By Friday, agencies required to name senior career official to lead their presidential transition efforts

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