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Sweeping VA bill seeks more pay flexibility for health care workers, stricter EHR requirements

The VA would receive additional pay flexibilities for its health care workforce, if a sweeping legislative makes it through Congress.

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Senators delay federal telework bill to consider adding work-from-home supervision

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ASPIRE targets the waste in federal workforce training

Tony Boese, the research programs manager and associate researcher in VA’s NAII, said the new workforce education platform reduces the need for retraining.

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The time for government to feel has come

The time for government to feel has come

Embracing the humanity of federal employees isn’t about balancing robotic professionalism and joyful home lives.

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Return-to-office review: The latest from Congress, agency leaders and employees

With the federal return-to-office conversation always in flux, Federal News Network wants to keep you up-to-date on what it all means for federal employees.

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NIST aims to cut ‘tech speak’ from cyber workforce framework

The NICE framework, which defines cyber workforce roles, just added new competencies and updated skills. But for cyber leaders at NIST, that’s only the start.

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DeJoy agrees to pause some USPS facility changes until 2025

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says USPS will pause plans to move of mail processing operations at facilities across the country until January 2025.

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Federal leaders unpack hybrid work’s link to mental health

In a hybrid work environment, federal employees’ mental health and well-being have become remarkably important, said U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

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Cloud native in the government: Challenges and opportunities

Federal agencies can overcome challenges around Kubernetes, and even open up new opportunities, with the right strategies.

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Problems surface in government audits of trillions in grants

The GAO found issues with the government audit process at the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, where non-federal grant or aid recipients require single auditing.

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Contractor's dispute over cost-accounting standards has roots dating back 17 years

The government has long had issues regarding Sikorsky’s compliance with cost-accounting standards, but hasn’t taken action.

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DoD challenge brought in 200 great talent management ideas

The Defense Department wanted ideas for talent management, and 200 came in. Nine finalists have now been selected.

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Army changing the color of money used to modernize software

The Army will keep most software development efforts in ongoing development mode and not transition them to sustainment as part of its modernization efforts.

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Uniformed and civilian cyber and military intelligence specialists monitor Army networks in the Cyber Mission Unit’s Cyber Operations Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia

Army moving closer to having global access to secret network

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Army changing the color of money used to modernize software

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Uniformed and civilian cyber and military intelligence specialists monitor Army networks in the Cyber Mission Unit’s Cyber Operations Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia

Army moving closer to having global access to secret network

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Senators delay federal telework bill to consider adding work-from-home supervision

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