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A swing constituency could help allow more homes
A survey could help illuminate for policymakers which housing reforms are more popular than others with a swing group of voters.
Nextgov
Why do federal employee background checks take so long? Panel points to delayed IT system
The Defense Department agency responsible for vetting workers at most federal agencies originally planned to have a new background check system fully functional in 2019.
Oversight
House GOP official bashes VA leader for ‘budgetary mismanagement’
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost’s letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough takes the leader of the Veterans Health Administration to task over recent hiring restrictions within the department and controversial but since-rescinded bonus payments.
Nextgov
Blinken spotlights role of AI in diplomacy
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other State Department leaders explained how AI use cases such as data analysis and translation are already taking hold at the department.
Politics
George Latimer: ‘I’m glad that the intensity of the last few weeks of the campaign are over’
From Westchester County executive to likely freshman rep.
Opinion
Maximus protests labor clause in $6.6B CMS recompete
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided not to continue with the contract after the current option and has inserted a labor harmony requirement into the new solicitation.
Companies
Leidos captures $476M NASA spaceflight support recompete
Artemis and the International Space Station are among the programs Leidos will continue supporting
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Management
GSA unveils advisory committee for transparency initiatives
The committee will help foster new goals and initiatives under the Biden administration’s open government plan.
Defense One
Supercomputer cloud services greenlit by Pentagon's innovation office
After 18 months of work, two companies get DIU’s approval to offer remote high-performance computing.
Management
ICE detainees suffer preventable deaths
ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing detainees to reduce the death count. A Q&A with a medical researcher examines systemic failures.
Route Fifty
The federal government just acknowledged the harm its dams have caused tribes. Here’s what it left out.
The Biden administration said officials historically gave “little, if any, consideration” to impacts on tribal fishing. But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Management
Federal funding for major science agencies is at a 25-year low
Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
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It’s OK to ban homeless people from camping in public, high court rules
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with states and cities, saying anti-camping laws are not “cruel and unusual punishment” and that the laws of Grants Pass, Oregon, did not punish people for being homeless.
Nextgov
China is seeking ways to disrupt daily American life should a conflict erupt, Pentagon’s IT leader says
The DISA director also wants more transparency from the IT companies it hires.
Politics
12 for Friday: PA pols’ reax to the presidential debate
We gather responses from politicos from around the commonwealth
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Governors seek more say over grid planning process
As states scramble to find reliable sources of electric power amid ever-growing demand for energy, four Democratic governors are seeking more say in their regional electric grid operator's future planning.
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Management
Supreme Court ends judicial deference to federal agency expertise
The high court deals yet another blow to federal agencies' administrative powers.
Personality
Q&A with Philly Councilmember Rue Landau
The first-term lawmaker discusses her first piece of legislation and how a scooter gets her around City Hall
Nextgov
The major takeaways for federal employees from the first presidential debate
President Biden and former President Trump clashed over the role of government and their vision for how to manage agencies.
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