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Stricter FEHB requirements from OPM aim to root out ineligible members

Starting in this year’s Open Season, agencies will be required to validate participant eligibility for a random sample of at least 10% of FEHB enrollments.

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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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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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CYBERCOM embraces the non-traditional as acquisition program grows

A CYBERCOM acquisition leader says she doesn’t want the command’s burgeoning buying program to be ‘stodgy and antiquated.’

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COVID-19 booster shots

Feds can still take administrative leave to get COVID-19 booster shots

The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force is sunsetting, but federal employees can still take four hours of paid administrative leave to get COVID-19 boosters.

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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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VA- Electronic Health Record

Veterans Affairs' IG offers advice for troubled electronic health record

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department launched a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago.

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Commerce Department

National Weather Service financial system rollout less predictable than the weather

Last year, the Commerce Department rolled out a new financial system meant to improve financial management. Things have not gone as planned.

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Small business, SBA, contracting

GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

Republicans on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee are calling for a watchdog review of SBA’s office space use.

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federal agency, performance management

Federal agency performance depends on individual accountability

Accountability, performance measurement, and the interplay between political appointees can get complicated.

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COVID-19 booster shots

Feds can still take administrative leave to get COVID-19 booster shots

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Jill Biden

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

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Commerce Department

National Weather Service financial system rollout less predictable than the weather

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