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How data models may shape the future of wildfire response
Data models that integrate wildfire spread and vehicle and pedestrian evacuation routes can help responder agencies get residents to safety before an incoming wildfire becomes too much to manage.
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Are we 30 days from a government shutdown?
COMMENTARY | Crunch time on the budget is pretty much here, but there are positive signs that Congress could pass a short-term budget agreement. All the pressure is on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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Coalition of unions endorses O’Malley to lead Social Security
The Federal Workers Alliance urged senators to move quickly to confirm President Biden’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration, noting that the embattled agency has been without a permanent commissioner for eight of the last 10 years.
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Will a shutdown’s impact on impeachment probes compel conservatives to approve funding? GOP leaders hope so
Congress faces a tight timeline to avoid a shutdown when lawmakers return to Washington in September.
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Feds pre-deploy to Florida in anticipation of major hurricane
FEMA looks to manage workforce shortages as it responds to multiple crises at once.
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Taxpayer advocate highlights challenges for legit taxpayers tagged as fraudsters by the IRS
The only online remediation option for people whose tax returns have been flagged as potential identity theft is through vendor ID.me.
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USPS eyes expansion of a potentially major insourcing initiative
The program is in its infancy, but could lead to many thousands of jobs going from external contractors to internal agency employees.
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Federal call center workers join March on Washington call attention to workplace inequities
A 2023 report found only 2% of managers with frontline customer service experience were internally promoted.
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Biden looks to ramp up federal involvement in extreme heat response
Amid record heat waves and calls for more federal action, FEMA will host an extreme heat summit next week.
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EEOC finalizes electronic filing options for feds
Although the agency that investigates complaints of workplace discrimination has offered the option to file documents and track cases online for years, its regulations now finally endorse the current system.
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Slashing the federal workforce and eliminating agencies: Takeaways from the first Republican presidential debate
Eight Republican candidates for president shared their ideas for reforming, and shrinking, government.
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The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC
Cohen has been criticized for North Carolina's failure to get COVID tests to the most vulnerable residents, during her leadership of the state's pandemic response.
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CISA director touts hiring progress
The agency’s culture has been key to its hiring successes, Jen Easterly says.
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'Long, long overdue': An oral history of the Government Performance and Results Act
Thirty years ago this month, a landmark piece of legislation aimed to change the very culture of the federal government.
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A small transportation safety agency is struggling to keep pace with growing responsibilities
Faced with “extremely limited resources" and the same staffing level it had 20 years ago, the NTSB is trying to do more with less.
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Leaders in both parties agree to pursue a stopgap to avoid shutdown
The House and Senate remain significantly divided over spending for the rest of fiscal 2024.
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Hundreds of federal employees deploy to Hawaii to assist in wildfire response
Agencies with offices and personnel on the island are also scrambling to accommodate staff and provide continuity of services.
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USPS to offer discounts in hopes of boosting mail usage
The Postal Service hopes to boost revenue from its largest customers by up to $1.3 billion.
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Biden requests $40B to boost funding at select agencies
Border security, federal firefighter pay and Ukraine aid are part of the emergency request.
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DeJoy pledges to trim workforce costs as USPS continues to lose more money than expected
The Postal Service has found some success in eliminating costs from its network, but overall expenditures spiked in the most recent quarter.
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