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Edge computing enables NOAA to push workloads closer to public consumers, not just field researchers

Frank Indiviglio, NOAA’s deputy director for High Performance Computing & Communications (HPCC), said conversations are happening about how NOAA can containerize its climate models in order to push the models themselves out to the public to understand, build upon and tweak.

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People on the move: RRB CIO retires, IRS gets new CRO

White House’s Jake Braun and CISA’s Ross Foard are two more cyber leaders how who left federal service in the last month as the RRB is seeking a new CIO.

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Congress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year

Congress has ended the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays. The Senate gave final approval to a temporary government funding package Wednesday night and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. The bill sets up a final confrontation on the government budget in the new year. The Senate worked into the night to pass the bill with days to spare before government funding expires Saturday. The spending package keeps government funding levels at current levels for roughly two more months while a long-term package is negotiated.

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NSA, CISA call on software developers, suppliers to improve open source software management practices

New guidance from lead cybersecurity agencies and industry partners provides both individual developers and large companies with software supply chain security best practices

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Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

The second of two large spending packages keeps agencies funded for the rest of 2024. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

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FDIC chair is grilled on Capitol Hill after report outlines agency’s toxic workplace culture

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg is sitting for a second day of grilling on Capitol Hill, this time at the Senate Banking Committee,

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Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies at 89

Former Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma has died. He was 89. The family says in a statement that the Republican had a stroke during the July Fourth holiday.

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3 ways agencies can start experiencing the impact of AI

Shrupti Shah, the managing director of government and public service practice at Deloitte, said by using AI, agencies can improve citizen services more quickly.

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Agency CDOs creating the bond between data, AI tools

Adita Karkera, the managing director of the government and public services practice at Deloitte Consulting, said having high-quality data is a must for AI.

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DoD agencies confront zero trust challenges, misunderstandings ahead of 2026 deadline

The Defense Department’s zero trust framework is acting as a catalyst, driving mission owners to industry in search of zero trust solutions

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Open-source intelligence professionalism: Distinguishing ‘OSINT’ from ‘Pro-SINT’

Embracing a distinction between OSINT and Pro-SINT ensures intelligence collections by those paid for the work are professional, ethical and legally defensible.

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What does the FAS mean by ‘leverage the collective buying power of the federal government?’

GSA does not have authority to craft FSS policy and contract terms consistent with the key characteristics of leveraging collective buying power.

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Bridgebuilders – How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems

FEDtalk host Jason Briefel, a non-attorney partner and Director of Government and Public Affairs at Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., sits down with Kettle and Eggers to discuss how the government agencies can break free from organizational boxes and rigid, top-down leadership to enact meaningful change.

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Bridging Generational Divides

FEDtalk host Jason Briefel, a non-attorney partner and Director of Government and Public Affairs at Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., sits down with Stacy Outlaw, Chief Marketing Officer at WAEPA; Jeffrey Vargas, founder of Generationology; and Stephan Matthews, Regional Council President for Region XI of Blacks In Government, Inc.

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Servicemember comes full-circle: Serving our nation as an Army sergeant, VA training specialist on the Digital GI Bill

Together, we can make sure that as veterans transition to civilian life, it opens doors to new opportunities and ways to thrive. 

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All agencies to give grant funding opportunities a facelift

A year since it launched, the Council of Federal Financial Assistance already is improving the transparency, accountability and results of grant funding.

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What’s inside the new strategy of the Defense Logistics Agency

Citing the fact that the armed services are all undergoing transformation, the Defense Logistics Agency is striving to keep up with a new strategic plan.

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REAL ID rule paves way for agencies to accept mobile drivers licenses

TSA is also giving agencies the flexibility to take a "phased approach" to REAL ID enforcement given the slow progress on transitioning to compliant IDs.

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Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees

Federal benefits may positively influence recruitment and retention of younger feds and women, who rank benefits of higher importance than older or male feds.

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The new book, The Longevity Matrix – How to Live Better, Stronger, and Longer

Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Michael Murray will discuss his new book, The Longevity Matrix – How to Live Better, Stronger, and Longer.

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The new book, The Genomic Kitchen: Your Guide To Understanding And Using The Food-Gene Connection For A Lifetime Of Health

Dana Laake and her special guest Amanda Archibald will discuss her new book, The Genomic Kitchen: Your Guide To Understanding And Using The Food-Gene Connection For A Lifetime Of Health.

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$3B VA supplemental passes House, senators urge final vote by Friday deadline

VA needs the emergency funding by Friday to avoid delays in compensation and pension benefit payments that go to 7 million veterans and their survivors.

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Union criticizes Justice Dept. sending anti-Semitic post to immigration judges

The Justice Department's immigration arm sent judges a morning news briefing that included a blog post from a virulently anti-immigration website

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Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition

President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets

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2 border agents are fired for offensive Facebook posts

Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers

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US delays intelligence center targeting foreign influence

Two years have passed since Congress directed the creation of an intelligence center to lead efforts to stop election interference by foreign adversaries

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CISA aims to provide agencies with dashboard of capabilities for identity management

During this exclusive CISO Handbook webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday and guest Ross Foard, ICAM subject matter expert with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will explore how ICAM factors into zero trust and other modern security practices. In addition, Bryan Murphy, senior director at CyberArk, will provide an industry perspective.

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Taking an API, cloud driven approach can lead agencies to better mission outcomes

Granting access to, sharing and securing data in the cloud continues to challenge agencies across government. During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jason Miller will discuss cloud strategy, security and applications with agency and industry leaders.

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Ask the CIO: Defense Logistics Agency

In this exclusive webinar edition of Ask the CIO, host Jason Miller and his guests from the Defense Logistics Agency will dive into the warehouse modernization system and future strategies at the DLA. In addition, Zebra Technologies' John Wirthlin will provide an industry perspective.

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Episode 14: How to leverage customer experience as a tool for government marketing (and gain customer loyalty)

We are talking about “The Customer Journey”.  If you strive for a customer-centric culture, you must understand your customer’s journey—every step of the way. 

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Episode 15: Get your digital and social media groove on

Today we are talking about Social Media in Government.

How’s your digital and social media strategy working for you? Are you getting the results you’re looking for?

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Episode 18: Marketing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to federal agencies

In this episode of Market Chat!, a top artificial intelligence (AI) official at the General Services Administration discusses how the federal AI marketplace is maturing, and a panel of three senior marketing officials discuss how their companies are tuning their AI marketing messages to address evolving government needs and challenges.

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Episode 19: Reflections of a former Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) executive

In this episode of Market Chat we talk with Emily Harman, former Senior Executive Service and Director of the Department of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs and the founder of the Onward Movement. Emily will discuss with us what she learned from a very early age all the way thru her 38-year career with the Navy.

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Agencies Lean Into Sustainability

Agencies are embracing sustainability on multiple fronts as they work to mitigate climate risks and meet the administration’s environmental goals. This ebook takes a look at efforts across government to hit net-zero milestones and how OMB will measure success.

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Enabling intelligence work across classification levels

As the Intelligence Community blends open source and public data with its own intel, balancing the use and development of AI tools to analyze data, and strategies for sharing data appropriately across classified teams, creates new challenges. Download this executive briefing to read more!

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Delivering on artificial intelligence’s potential

As agencies move beyond artificial intelligence and machine learning pilots, we find out what it takes to be successful. We talk with experts from the Army, CISA, DoD, GSA, NGA, NRO, NTIS, OSTP and from ABBYY, DataRobot, H2O, MarkLogic and Red Hat.

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Salesforce AppExchange

In our new Federal News Network Insider’s Guide, we share details for federal users about what the Salesforce AppExchange is, how it works and why it provides value to agencies by extending their investment in Salesforce.

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Taking the leap: Real-world agency transformation insights

Learn how the Coast Guard, NSF and USAID are not only improving their enterprise environments but doing so in ways that best support their workforces in delivering services while also keeping federal data secure. | Download our new ebook

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How agencies continue to build on data center optimization to modernize IT

Data center optimization efforts paved the way for cloud adoption and hybrid evolution across government. Pick up insights and lessons learned from cloud leaders at DHS, GSA, NOAA and SEC in our new Executive Briefing.

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GSA: 75 years of adapting to the changing needs of agencies

Robin Carnahan, the administrator of GSA, explains why the agency’s mission has remained the same over the last 75 years, but how it goes about has changed.

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Security in the age of telework continues to be a ‘shared responsibility’

A guide from the Interagency Security Committee sheds light on how a more "mobile" federal workforce can stay secure everywhere from cyberspace to Starbucks.

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Young adults don’t trust federal government, deepening its hiring challenges

New research shows young adults trust the federal government less than any other demographic, adding to its hiring challenges.

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The subtle difference between engagement and experience in 2024 FEVS

As agencies look deeper into 2024 FEVS results, they may want to analyze the intersection between two key indices: employee engagement, and employee experience.

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In an age of watch lists, what can feds do to protect themselves?

One person familiar with fed advocacy groups said: “Folks are trying to figure out how to respond, but have chosen to do more behind the scenes right now."

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Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert government shutdown and bring budget fight to a close

Lawmakers have introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies.

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