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Navy, Marines look to boost virtual ‘sailorization’ for recruits
Wwhile recruits are under restricted movement orders to reduce the spread of COVID-19 , the Navy and Marine Corps are using a distributed learning environment where lessons to recruits are pushed to wireless devices.
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How DOD's executive exodus could affect tech modernization
Back-to-back resignations raise concerns about how things will be run without permanent leadership in key areas from policy to tech development.
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FLRA finalizes rule to allow feds to opt-out of paying union dues
Unions blast decision to allow workers to discontinue their payments at outside the traditional annual "window."
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House appropriators put protections for federal workers into FY21 funding bill
Provisions would block the OPM-GSA merger and empower unions, but the bill does not touch on pay raises.
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House leaders push back against proposed FY21 spending cuts
Appropriators hope to beef up staffing, modernize operations and remove Confederate symbols from the Capitol.
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VA secretary touts department's telework, telehealth efforts
Secretary Robert Wilkie also discussed the electronic health care records rollout and VA's need to pay more for certain essential hires.
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Biden promises to undo Trump’s workforce policies
Democratic candidate pledges to appropriate permanent funding to feds in case of another shutdown.
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'Sharpiegate' probe elicits rebuke from Commerce IG
The Inspector General at the Department of Commerce is publicly complaining that the agency is using concerns about redactions as cover for blocking the complete release of a critical report surrounding the president's 2019 misstatements about the path of Hurricane Dorian.
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House panel advances measure to eliminate CMO
The Defense Department's number three job would be eliminated thanks to a late-add amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Former AFGE chief and union sued over abuse allegations
Plaintiffs ask for compensation and punishment, federal monitor to reform union.
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Immigration judges' union sues DOJ over public speaking policy
The National Association of Immigration Judges is suing the Department of Justice over restrictions that cover public speaking about immigration issues.
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Congress weighs fate of DOD's chief management officer
The Defense Department's chief management office is, again, fending off political pressure to eliminate it.
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NARA sharpens digital preservation plans
The National Archives released a framework for preserving government information that takes into account the proliferating variety of electronic formats – some now defunct – so that records can be saved in their original form.
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Margie Graves to lead industry side of ACT-IAC
A former top IT official will head up a key committee at the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council.
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USCIS anticipates major furloughs
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is staring down the prospect of having to furlough almost three-fourths of its workforce.
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Federal CIO Kent to exit in July
During her tenure, Suzette Kent pushed on policies including Trusted Internet Connection, identity management and the creation of the Chief Data Officers Council
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Oversight chief locked in tight primary
Just seven months after taking over the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Carolyn Maloney finds herself in a tight primary race against a progressive challenger in her New York City district.
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Collaboration inside government during the COVID crisis
Steve Kelman reports on New Zealand's all-hands approach to contain the coronavirus.
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Union's complaint against Impasses Panel to go forward
A federal labor union can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the composition of the Federal Services Impasses Panel, a judge ruled June 22.
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Chairman to exit Thrift Board next week
Embattled Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board chairman Michael Kennedy will exit the agency June 30 as part of a Trump administration overhaul of the agency.
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