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Trump signs order to pay TSA employees amid shutdown standoff

The formal order to pay TSA staff came out Friday, as a Senate-passed DHS funding deal appeared poised to fall apart in the House amid GOP opposition.

Exclusive Army ‘rebalancing’ effort forces civilians to accept reassignments to avoid layoffs

Harsher penalties for contractors who violate new DEI EO

HUD challenges telework restoration orders, calling them ‘disruptive’

VA re-terminates AFGE contract for 300K employees, despite court order to restore it

FLRA to boost political involvement in federal union representation cases

After 2025 collision, air controllers at Reagan get new tools

ACT-IAC relaunches Partners Program for senior leaders who want to deepen impact

New guide asks Americans to think differently about their role in democracy ahead of America's 250th

Education Dept to downsize footprint in DC

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For federal annuitants enrolled in Medicare, adding a Part D prescription drug plan may offer meaningful savings.

TSA employees at ‘breaking point’

Union representatives for TSA also blasted the Trump administration's deployment of ICE officers to airports, calling it a "straight-up distraction."

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Exclusive 'Stressful, chaotic, never-ending:' DoD employees face mounting strain as Middle East conflict widens

“We are asked to do more, but cannot. Something will eventually fail and fail badly,” one DoD employee said.

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The AI revolution starts with energy reform

The pathway forward is clear: Meeting the demands of the AI era requires policies that accelerate permitting reform.

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Former VA EHR executive charged with accepting gifts from government contractors

The Marine Corps Systems Command’s Cyber Advisory Team completed its first emergency cyber acquisition as part of a new process designed to more quickly respond to the cyber warfighting needs of the force. The CAT quickly analyzes, distinguished, prioritizes and tracks cyber acquisition processes in order to provide more responsive and effective support to Marine Corps cyber forces. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by Jennifer Sevier)

DoD IT leaders push 'smarter not harder' enterprise cyber workforce system

Man protects himself from cyber attack on his laptop

OMB convenes agencies, industry to talk AI for cyber defense

Roth conversions in 2026: What government employees need to know

CDC plans hiring push to fill gaps from last year’s widespread layoffs

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OPM’s Kupor would be ‘perfectly happy’ hiring more feds if contractors are cut

U.S. Army Pfc. Tess Sandoval assigned to 2nd Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade is one of two female attack helicopter repairers in the squadron located on Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2019. (Photo Credit: 1st Lt. Ryan DeBooy)

Army to ‘narrow’ right-to-repair effort in next NDAA after industry pushback

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Navy’s turning small ‘bets’ into enterprise services

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Regular, actionable information on the management of the careers and financial lives of federal employees. Drew Friedman speaks with investment advisors, health plan experts and other experts on the federal workforce, their pay and their benefits.

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