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DoD suddenly abandons plan to replace Defense Travel System

The Pentagon has cancelled its replacement for the Defense Travel System (DTS) after five years of development and tens of millions of dollars in spending. The system, MyTravel, will end in September, and employees will revert back to using DTS for the foreseeable future.

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cyber

How a few agency leaders are defining, measuring ‘meaningful’ in-person work

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Debt Limit

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

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Editor's Pick

The worst place to work in the federal government

The Bureau of Prisons must do simple things to makes itself a better place to work: Get to full staffing. Hire the right people. Update crumbling facilities. Sharpen the anti-recidivism problems. Easy to visualize, difficult to do. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin digs into the longstanding challenges that earned BOP the lowest score in the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings.

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Is it time to categorize space assets as critical infrastructure?

I spoke with Vishnu Reddy, professor of planetary sciences at the University of Arizona, about the possibility of classifying space assets as critical infrastructure.

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G, C, S funds show tiny returns in May, all others in the red

All TSP funds, with the exceptions of the government securities investment G fund, the common stock index C fund and small cap stock index S fund posted negative returns for the month of May.

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Debt Limit

Meet a guy who's been keeping things running on Capitol Hill for 50 years.

Few people can boast 50 years of federal service. But Federal Drive host Tom Temin’s guest started as a page in Congress in 1972 and he never left. He is no longer a page, of course. Now he is the building services coordinator for the House office buildings, an employee of the Architect of the Capitol.

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How about evidence-based policy making not just for you, but for Congress?

A bipartisan resolution aims to bring more evidence-based policy making to Congress. It would establish a commission to, in the words of the sponsors, “facilitate the integration of robust data in the legislative process.”

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JEDI

High per-license cost pushed many military services, Defense agencies away from DEOS

The Pentagon says the priorities for DEOS are to develop, deliver and maintain the classified DOD O365 platform, and continue ongoing sustainment of the unclassified joint environment.

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Group of current and former OPM directors and deputy directors attend CHCO Council 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony

The CHCO Council's role is growing, but major recruitment and retention challenges remain

OPM is trying to give CHCOs more opportunities to offer feedback on planned policy changes, as long-standing federal recruitment challenges endure.

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TSP

A few changes are here for TSP’s My Account, with more on the way

Now one year after the tumultuous TSP update last June, recent changes to My Account show FRTIB’s goal of slow but steady improvements for participants.

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Defense News

Biden

Air Force picks Colorado for more Space Force missions as politics loom over headquarters decision

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Pay & Benefits

G, C, S funds show tiny returns in May, all others in the red

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TSP

A few changes are here for TSP’s My Account, with more on the way

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Technology

Workforce

cyber

How a few agency leaders are defining, measuring ‘meaningful’ in-person work

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How the EPA funneled enforcement into a difficult-to-reach part of the country

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