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Visiting National Parks Could Change Your Thinking About Patriotism
Patriotism means pride in country, but what are we proud of? A former national park ranger suggests that visiting historic sites can remind Americans of the heritage, good and bad, that they share.
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Census Will Print 2020 Survey Without Citizenship Question
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross repeated that he “strongly disagrees” with the Supreme Court ruling that stopped inclusion of the question until a lower court further examines the issue.
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IG Issues Alert for 'Dangerous' Conditions at Detention Facilities That Require 'Immediate Attention'
Migrants have been denied showers, hot food and forced into standing room only conditions for long periods of time.
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House Appropriations Bill Would Block Impasses Panel from Imposing New Union Contracts
Federal labor groups have frequently accused agencies of engaging in bad faith “box-checking” collective bargaining negotiations, in an effort to fast track proposals to an all-Republican board.
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How Behavioral Science Could Improve Federal Programs
The private sector has been using psychological insight for years to promote certain outcomes.
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OPM Announces New ‘Data Scientist’ Job Title
Officials hope that an "unofficial" data science marker for federal jobs could help both with recruitment of new federal workers as well as improve evidence-based policymaking and data management efforts.
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National Archives Needs Better Handle on Agency Electronic Records, Says Watchdog
Challenges come from outdated technology, uncertain inventory of agencies.
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The Reasons Your Change Initiative Will Fail
Most people focus too much on the results and not enough on the relationships that will yield the results.
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Commerce Officials Silent After Supreme Court Blocks Census Question
With a printing schedule set for July 1, the bureau’s well-laid plans are up in the air.
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Play of the Day: Joe Biden Doesn't Want to Pass the Torch
The Democrats debated on Thursday and the former vice president was the centerpiece of the discussion.
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OPM Still Lacks Legal Analysis of Proposed Merger with GSA
Lawmakers in both parties expressed outrage at the lack of documents provided to support the Trump administration’s proposal.
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Senate Chairman Presses HHS to Do a Better Job of Curbing Medicaid Fraud
Seema Verma highlights CMS’s two-year-old focus on preventing improper payments.
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Vast Majority of Staffers at Agriculture Research Agency Reject Relocation
Union blames "aggressive timeline" of move from D.C. to Kansas City.
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One Way to Make the Green New Deal Actually Happen: a Super-Ministry
To administer the Green New Deal, combine Interior, Energy, Housing & Urban Development, and Transportation to create a new Department of Cities and Regions.
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Play of the Day: The First Democratic Debate Featured Two Languages
In Miami, Beto O'Rourke and Cory Booker spoke Spanish.
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House Approves 3.1% Pay Raise and Blocks OPM Furloughs, Merger
Lawmakers dealt the Trump administration’s proposal to merge OPM and GSA another setback.
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Agencies Meet Small Business Contract Goals
Eight receive an A+ procurement rating, the Small Business Administration says.
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Nine Ideas to Help You Lead Effectively in Pressure Environments
It should be a crime to sacrifice potential in the name of results-at-all costs.
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Federal Staffing Problems Are Inextricably Linked to Pay Problems
When workforce issues impede an agency’s service to the public, it’s more than a line in the budget.
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