Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains
Patient satisfaction rates have improved steadily at VA in recent years, but Trump insists his changes have reformed the entire department.
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VA cancels plans for employee satisfaction survey this year
VA has conducted a poll of federal employees every year since 2006, but won't distrubute one this year amid multiple reforms to the workforce.
Enhance US rare earth security through international cooperation
China is dominating battery material separation and processing as well as component manufacturing.
Number of homeless vets drops in latest inter-agency count
About 33,000 veterans were found to lack stable housing in the latest federal survey.
Defense lawmaker races to watch on election night
A number of key defense policy leaders on Capitol Hill could be ousted from Congress on election night.
Congress must act to boost combat-credible airpower in Indo-Pacific
Lawmakers should prohibit the withdrawal of F-15s from Japan pending the submission of a classified assessment, these authors argue.
What is the FERS FRAE retirement system?
Reg Jones is the resident expert on retirement and the federal government at Federal Times.
Top Democrat demands answers from police after Pelosi attack
Threats to lawmakers have skyrocketed in recent years — almost 10,000 threats were investigated last year.
State Dept. plan to track weapons for Ukraine should be starting point
Since the conflict began, the U.S. has provided more than $17.6 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
Defense contractors donate millions to election deniers
During the 2022 election cycle, the five largest defense firms contributed nearly $2 million to Republicans who voted against certifying results.
Office of Personnel Management names Harris as chief of staff
She previously served as Senior Advisor to the Director at OPM during the Obama-Biden Administration.