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Enhancing federal security: The vital role of observability in cyber defense

By implementing an infrastructure for observability, federal security teams can make better decisions about access and identity-based threats.

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The Hatch Act – A federal employee guide to election season

Anyone who is unclear as to their rights and responsibilities should consult a lawyer, their agency ethics officer, and/or the Office of Special Counsel.

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Correction to connection: Making federal performance review season less spooky

Public servants join government because they believe in making it better, but we also need to trust in each other’s ability to grow and learn through feedback.

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AI emerging as a not-so-secret business development weapon for government contractors

New benchmarking report details how companies are — or could be — using AI to strengthen proposals, fill pipelines and generate revenue.

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The CMMC clock is ticking for the defense industrial base

Carraig Stanwyck, vice president and head of global cybersecurity and compliance at Avnet, explains why preparation for CMMC should start now.

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What the EEOC’s ADR report tells us about workplace civility in the federal sector

EEOC’s new data sheds light on how preemptive measures can effectively remedy complaints before they garner the power to inflict serious reputational crises.

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Tea with the Taliban to coffee at Waffle House: The importance of veterans in defending American democracy

Virtually every city or town, no matter the size, has existing local programs where veterans can make a difference.

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HSGAC set for big leadership shakeup

Kentucky Republican Rand Paul is in line to take the gavel at HSGAC, the main committee for federal workforce, technology and procurement issues.

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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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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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Federal court ruling brings 9-year Secret Service overtime lawsuit closer to its end

Attorneys representing Secret Service agents in a 9-year overtime lawsuit say there may be "light at the end of this tunnel," following a recent court ruling.

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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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House Oversight leaders ask GAO to probe ‘root causes’ of federal improper payments

GAO estimates the federal government saw $236 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2023

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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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Heal breast cancer naturally, 7 essential steps to beating breast cancer

Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Véronique Desaulniers will discuss her book, Heal Breast Cancer Naturally: 7 Essential Steps to Beating Breast Cancer.

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Hidden Epidemic: Silent Oral Infections Cause Most Heart Attacks and Breast Cancers

Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Thomas Levy will discuss how silent oral infections are a major factor in most heart attacks and breast cancers.

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Achieving Optimal Thyroid Health Through the Thyroid Reset Program

Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Alan Christianson will discuss achieving optimal thyroid health through the thyroid reset program.

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Pay Raise, COLA, TSP troubles and the G-fund

On this week's Your Turn, financial advisor Arthur Stein will talk about the future course of your TSP account, and FNN reporter Drew Friedman will talk about the very latest on the federal pay raise. Then we’ll get into the prospects for a large retiree COLA and the issues TSP investors are having with the new system.

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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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Senate passes $3B VA supplemental funding bill, averting delay in veterans’ benefits

VA needed 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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GOP senators, SBA butt heads over disaster loan funding

Four Republican senators are pressing SBA about its management of the disaster assistance loan program after the agency requested more disaster loan funding.

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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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Trump threatens defense veto over social media protections

President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users

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Senate sends Trump defense bill he has vowed to veto

The Senate has approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto it because the bill does not clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased during the election

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Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill

President Donald Trump is lashing out at congressional Republicans after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defense policy bill

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Modernizing Cybersecurity at the Defense Department

Thunderdome must clear an operational assessment and red team tests. DISA also faces the hurdles of scaling a new security tool and processes across enterprise DoD networks. We talk with DISA’s Drew Malloy about the challenges ahead.

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Federal Executive Forum Defense and Homeland Cloud Computing in Government

Defense and Homeland Security agencies are focused on the mission of protecting the United States. But how do cloud computing programs fit into the next level of this mission? During this webinar, you will gain the unique perspective of top government security experts from the Air Force, USCIS, DHS, Navy 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 16: Government and industry communication and collaboration – a discussion with Department of Homeland Security procurement

In this episode of Market Chat!, we heard from 3 senior procurement officials from the Department of Homeland Security. 

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Episode 20: Government contracting storytelling: People, plot, place and purpose in GovCon

In this episode of Market Chat we talk with 2 experts in the field of government contracting.

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Episode 22: Marketing IT Service Offerings

In this episode of Market Chat we discuss with 3 field experts how to ensure your marketing is on target with helping government performance, customer experience and operational costs.

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Best practices for implementing DevSecOps

In this exclusive ebook, we share pointers on establishing DevSecOps from the Army, GSA, NGA, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, OMB, VA and industry experts from Atlassian, Datadog, Invicti Security, Red Hat and Second Front Systems.

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Open Season 2023 FEHB Guide

Get helpful pointers as you make 2023 FEHB selections this open season! In our exclusive Federal News Network ebook, we share details on what’s changing and what’s new, along with tips from benefits experts and links to OPM resources. Download it now!

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How to secure containerized applications

How can agencies take advantage of containers securely? We find out by talking with software development experts at FAA, NASA, Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute and Rancher Government Solutions for our exclusive ebook on securing containerized applications. | Download it now!

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Strategic approaches to modernizing DoD warehouse operations

Learn how initiatives in the Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency and Navy are reinventing warehouse operations so that DoD teams can gain end-to-end visibility across their inventories, facilities and even people. Download our exclusive ebook.

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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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These rarely seen DoD civilians matter a lot in times of war

Some 20,000 civilian employees work in the organic industrial base, supplying DoD with items it can't get from industry in enough quantity or not not at all.

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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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