The 2025 COLA of 2.5% will be added to retirement benefits beginning in January. But FERS retirees will receive a 2% “diet” COLA.

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Learn how to compare Federal Benefits Open Season plans with easy-to-use tools.

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U.S. officials say state-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security and hacked the email of officials at multiple U.S. agencies that deal with China ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing last month. The surgical, targeted espionage accessed the mailboxes of a small number of individuals at an unspecified number of U.S. agencies and was discovered by the State Department. Officials said none of the breached systems were classified. The hack was disclosed late Tuesday by Microsoft, which said email accounts were haced at about 25 organizations globally beginning in mid-May. A U.S. official said the number of U.S. organizations impacted was in the single digits.

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The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels. That's what five American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. If implemented, it would be an extraordinary step by the Pentagon as it grapples with a renewed effort by Iran to harass and seize ships traveling in the strait, through which 20% of all the world’s crude oil passes. Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP about the U.S. proposal.

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The Small Business Administration released its annual scorecard measuring how well federal agencies meet their small business contracting goals each year.

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A Bureau of Land Management preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink the size by nearly half.

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Kelly Fletcher, the State Department’s CIO, said the newly named Bureau of Diplomatic Technology is aligning cybersecurity and customer experience.

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How are AI/ML strategies evolving to meet tomorrow’s mission?

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State wants teams of procurement specialists who not only know the contracting process, but also have deep insights into their respective markets.

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The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery

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President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president

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A U.S. appeals court has declined for now to allow President Joe Biden's administration to require COVID-19 vaccinations for federal employees

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California’s Fort Ord has been on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the most polluted places in the nation since 1990

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A months long Federal News Network investigation found the Navy’s new electronic procurement system is facing similar challenges as previous failed efforts.

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Along with the new command, the service stood up the Integrated Development Office as part of its sweeping set of plans announced in February.

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Marc Scribner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses how automated vehicles will reduce the number of injuries and property damage caused by accidents.

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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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Congress has sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.

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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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President Joe Biden giving up his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris makes her the prohibitive favorite to be nominee in November.

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The Secret Service's director says the roof where a shooter opened fire at Donald Trump's rally was identified as a potential vulnerability before the event.

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In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button.

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“We're going to be in great shape for the election. I'm pretty confident about everything that were doing,” DeJoy said.

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Advancements like cloud and AI will continue to make voice communications more reliable and intelligent.

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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.

The post Correction to connection: Making federal performance review season less spooky first appeared on Federal News Network.

Reducing the complexity and cost of CUI security is essential to supporting small businesses crucial to defense innovation.

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his week, organizations representing and supporting federal employees discuss how they have been active this month highlighting the work of public servants and advocating for policies that improve that work.

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Some parts of the system are more difficult to automate, including operations like biometric fingerprinting.

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In the first three weeks of October, USPS delivered 97.8% of mail-in ballots on time within its one-to-five-day standard for first-class delivery.

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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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How can you maximize every bit of your Thrift Savings Plan?

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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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Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Liz Lipski will discuss the keys to optimal digestive wellness.

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

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If you missed the so-called Great Recession because you were too young to know or care what a TSP was, it's your turn! Welcome to the new updated version of Hard Times.

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Many investors know the conventional thing to do, when times are good. But when things go south, which they do regularly, the fight-or-flight instinct kicks in. Times like now.

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The VA expects to grow its health care workforce to approximately 404,000 total employees next year, if Congress approves supplemental funding.

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SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to businesses and people affected by disasters. It said earlier this month it expects to soon run out of funding.

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Federal News Network conducted an online survey to gauge federal employees’ feelings after the election of Donald Trump as president.

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A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism

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What does the future of how feds work hold? Find out from federal speakers leading the charge to reinvent both the office and the hybrid experience during this exclusive one-day event.

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During this exclusive CISO Handbook webinar, moderator Justin Doubleday and guest Robert Wood, chief information security officer at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will explore how his agency is implementing zero trust and other modern security practices. In addition, David Chow, global chief technology strategy officer at Trend Micro, will provide an industry perspective.

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During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jason Miller and agency leaders will explore how organizations are approaching supply chain risk management and the data strategy behind this management.

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Join moderator Tom Temin and technology experts from civilian and defense agencies in this exclusive two-day webinar as they discuss AI-powered automation for IT. IBM's Melissa Long Dolson will follow with an industry analysis.

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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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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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In this episode of Market Chat!, we heard from 3 senior government marketing thought leaders.  They shared insights and tips for how government marketers can strengthen their skillset in innovative government marketing campaigns, pivoting from face-to-face events to virtual events and how to use LinkedIn for your government marketing reach.

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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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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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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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