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How a military vehicle contractor plans to make a USPS truck that lasts ‘almost forever’
Oshkosh Defense's experience making rugged military vehicles makes the company well-suited to craft a long-lasting mail delivery vehicle, according to the company president.
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How Biden’s minimum wage order will impact thousands of contractors
Federal contractors say that the minimum wage increase could mean the difference for them to put food on the table next year.
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Biden to mandate $15 minimum wage for federal contractors
Federal contractors will be required to pay their employees at least $15 an hour, starting in 2022.
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Congress seeks to guarantee safety of federal vehicles
Agencies would be prohibited from leasing or selling vehicles from the federal fleet that have active recalls.
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Congressionally mandated report envisions a more powerful OPM
A long-anticipated National Academy of Public Administration study concluded that a stronger, independent Office of Personnel Management would be better for the government.
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Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to sell National Archives building in Seattle
The government is planning to sell the vast warehouse under a law aimed at unloading excess federal property, but the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday says the building is anything but “excess.”
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CIA launches first federal lab
CIA Labs will allow officers to register and patent intellectual property they create while working at the agency.
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Pentagon to get more control over nuclear weapons funding under Senate proposal
Critics of the plan say it would give the Pentagon too much control over the Energy Department's budget process.
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VA’s protective equipment supplies inadequate for second wave of coronavirus, officials warn
Department hospitals have a 30-day supply of PPE, but officials say six months would be needed for a surge in cases this fall.
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VA employees still waiting for coronavirus tests
More than 1,500 VA staffers have been infected by the fast-spreading illness.
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