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VA severs ties with most federal unions, terminating worker contracts
About 80% of VA's roughly 450,000 employees are union members, but the department will no longer honor its contracts with the bargaining units.
FERC grants Native American tribes more power to stop hydro projects
Developers have expressed new interest in building these pumped hydropower projects as coal-fired plants shut down in the Southwest.
By Michael Phillis
Can my husband drop me off his federal health coverage?
The 2025 FEHB Open Season will run from November 11, 2024 through December 9, 2024.
By Reg Jones
The Pentagon wants industry to transform again to meet demand. Can it?
In 30 years, the Pentagon went from a defense industry it considered too large to sustain, to one now too small to surge.
US should lead by example, not exception, on IT procurement
The federal government is the largest consumer of goods and services in the world, including more than $100 billion on IT and cyber investments each year.
By Cory Simpson
Opinion
NSA’s transformation from secret agency to public cybercrime warrior
Transparency is precisely what American industrial leaders and the general public need to develop active whole-of-society defenses.
By Adam Maruyama and Andrew Borene
Opinion
How to end China’s chokehold on the Pentagon’s supply chains
Countless China-based firms remain deeply embedded in Defense Department supply chains across 12 critical technologies.
By John G. Ferrari and Mark Rosenblatt
Opinion
How government contractors can harness artificial intelligence
For example, companies that follow the Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) framework in engaging clients can leverage AI to better understand client preferences.
By Kim Koster
Opinion
Innovation as a force muliplier for national security
Bipartisan legislation, like the research and development tax credit which recently passed the House and is headed for the Senate, is essential.
By Andrew Makridis