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More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
Report: VA’s staffing issues and prescription practices may be hurting suicide prevention efforts
American Legion officials say more work must be done to address the problem of suicide. Twenty veterans a day across the country take their own lives.
IRS systems found vulnerable to unauthorized access
An Inspector General report found that Internal Revenue Service oversight of system security practices was not up to standard.
By Jessie Bur
The IRS struggles to tackle legacy IT problems
Personnel for both the Internal Revenue Service and the Government Accountability Office have acknowledged recently that the IRS is riddled with outdated hardware and software. Can the agency adapt?
By Jessie Bur
IRS workers compensation is vulnerable to fraud
A lack of documentation and failure to follow up with claims in a timely manner leaves the IRS workers' compensation program open to fraud, according to an inspector general report.
By Jessie Bur
Why digital is the problem and solution for government workforce shortages
The government needs more digital-savvy employees. Digital tools are the answer to finding them.
By Jessie Bur
Pompeo lifts unpopular State Department hiring freeze
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson enacted the freeze more than a year ago.
Trump to sign executive order on military spouse employment
The new directive would force more agencies to look at hiring military spouses for open federal posts.
IRS tech modernization legislation passes the House
Just after an IRS payment application went down and forced the IRS to extend the tax season, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century IRS Act to improve cybersecurity and IT modernization at the agency.
By Jessie Bur
IRS system overtaxed just before filing deadline
The agency everyone loves to hate won't win any new fans as the IRS Direct Pay system crashed with just hours before the 2017 tax year filing deadline.
By Jessie Bur