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Bigger bonuses, more child care aid for VA employees under new workforce plan
VA Secretary Denis McDonough outlined the changes in a department-wide speech on Wednesday.
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Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence
By constantly flexing the military’s cyber muscles to defend the homeland from inbound criminal cyber activity, the public demand for a broad federal response to illegal cyber activity is satisfied. Still, over time, the potential adversary will understand our military’s offensive cyber operations’ tactics, techniques and procedures.
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New White House report promotes collective bargaining for federal employees
The Office of Personnel Management has taken several actions over the last year that it claims have helped reset labor-management relations in the executive branch.
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Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
The Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing so-called safe injection sites, or safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses.
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White House considers expanding limits on ‘no-knock’ warrant
A “no-knock warrant,” as its name implies, is an order from a judge that allows law enforcement officials with a search warrant to enter a home without announcing their presence first. It’s an exemption to usual practice; in most cases, the law requires that officers must knock and announce themselves before entering a private home…
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Fewer veterans were in homeless shelters last year. Was COVID the reason?
Federal officials saw a 10 percent decrease in sheltered homeless veterans in January 2021.
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White House pushing to get more veterans into the trucking industry
Officials met with veterans groups last week to tout job training programs to put veterans behind the wheel for moving freight.
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VA needs more money to keep pace with veterans’ needs, advisory group warns
The Independent Budget for fiscal 2023 calls for a hefty increase in department program spending over current levels.
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DHS announces creation of new cybersecurity review board
The new board is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews plane crashes and other major accidents, and was mandated by an executive order President Joe Biden signed last May.
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EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles
In a sharply worded letter, the EPA says the Postal Service plan to make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric “underestimates greenhouse gas emissions, fails to consider more environmentally protective feasible alternatives and inadequately considers impacts on communities with environmental justice concerns.”
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Bigger bonuses, more child care aid for VA employees under new workforce plan
VA Secretary Denis McDonough outlined the changes in a department-wide speech on Wednesday.
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Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence
By constantly flexing the military’s cyber muscles to defend the homeland from inbound criminal cyber activity, the public demand for a broad federal response to illegal cyber activity is satisfied. Still, over time, the potential adversary will understand our military’s offensive cyber operations’ tactics, techniques and procedures.
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New White House report promotes collective bargaining for federal employees
The Office of Personnel Management has taken several actions over the last year that it claims have helped reset labor-management relations in the executive branch.
-
Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
The Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing so-called safe injection sites, or safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses.
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White House considers expanding limits on ‘no-knock’ warrant
A “no-knock warrant,” as its name implies, is an order from a judge that allows law enforcement officials with a search warrant to enter a home without announcing their presence first. It’s an exemption to usual practice; in most cases, the law requires that officers must knock and announce themselves before entering a private home…
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Fewer veterans were in homeless shelters last year. Was COVID the reason?
Federal officials saw a 10 percent decrease in sheltered homeless veterans in January 2021.
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White House pushing to get more veterans into the trucking industry
Officials met with veterans groups last week to tout job training programs to put veterans behind the wheel for moving freight.
-
VA needs more money to keep pace with veterans’ needs, advisory group warns
The Independent Budget for fiscal 2023 calls for a hefty increase in department program spending over current levels.
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DHS announces creation of new cybersecurity review board
The new board is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews plane crashes and other major accidents, and was mandated by an executive order President Joe Biden signed last May.
-
EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles
In a sharply worded letter, the EPA says the Postal Service plan to make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric “underestimates greenhouse gas emissions, fails to consider more environmentally protective feasible alternatives and inadequately considers impacts on communities with environmental justice concerns.”
-
Bigger bonuses, more child care aid for VA employees under new workforce plan
VA Secretary Denis McDonough outlined the changes in a department-wide speech on Wednesday.
-
Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence
By constantly flexing the military’s cyber muscles to defend the homeland from inbound criminal cyber activity, the public demand for a broad federal response to illegal cyber activity is satisfied. Still, over time, the potential adversary will understand our military’s offensive cyber operations’ tactics, techniques and procedures.
-
New White House report promotes collective bargaining for federal employees
The Office of Personnel Management has taken several actions over the last year that it claims have helped reset labor-management relations in the executive branch.
-
Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
The Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing so-called safe injection sites, or safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses.
-
White House considers expanding limits on ‘no-knock’ warrant
A “no-knock warrant,” as its name implies, is an order from a judge that allows law enforcement officials with a search warrant to enter a home without announcing their presence first. It’s an exemption to usual practice; in most cases, the law requires that officers must knock and announce themselves before entering a private home…
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Fewer veterans were in homeless shelters last year. Was COVID the reason?
Federal officials saw a 10 percent decrease in sheltered homeless veterans in January 2021.
-
White House pushing to get more veterans into the trucking industry
Officials met with veterans groups last week to tout job training programs to put veterans behind the wheel for moving freight.
-
VA needs more money to keep pace with veterans’ needs, advisory group warns
The Independent Budget for fiscal 2023 calls for a hefty increase in department program spending over current levels.
-
DHS announces creation of new cybersecurity review board
The new board is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews plane crashes and other major accidents, and was mandated by an executive order President Joe Biden signed last May.
-
EPA: New mail-delivery fleet needs more electric vehicles
In a sharply worded letter, the EPA says the Postal Service plan to make 10% of its next-generation fleet electric “underestimates greenhouse gas emissions, fails to consider more environmentally protective feasible alternatives and inadequately considers impacts on communities with environmental justice concerns.”



