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'It's Not Just Club Fed': A Day Inside One Facility in the Strained Federal Prisons System
A visit to a Bureau of Prisons facility in Maryland showed some of the challenges the agency is facing as a new director tackles reforms.
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Innovation Thrives When Governments Embrace Next-Gen Public-Private Partnerships
By rethinking how sectors collaborate and encouraging long-term institutional relationships, communities can get the most out of technology projects, one expert said.
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The Number of Tax Delinquent Feds Is Growing. The IRS Watchdog Wants a Crackdown.
While civil servants overwhelmingly pay their taxes, the delinquency rate has ticked up for several years.
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Coronavirus Roundup: $20 Billion Requested for Pandemic and Biological Threat Preparedness
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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The Budget Document is a Priority Document and a Political One
Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss Biden's budget blueprint.
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These Are the 11 Most Significant Agency and Program Reforms in Biden's Budget
See how the president is prioritizing his proposed budget increases at nearly every agency in government.
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The IRS Has a New Commissioner After Senate Approves Biden's Pick in a Bipartisan Vote
"Government geek" Danny Werfel will lead the agency for a second time at a pivotal moment in IRS history.
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Accountability and Cost Efficiency Goals Amplified in Biden’s $6.9 Trillion Budget Proposal
This is just a wish list, as the administration still has to hammer out an agreement with a divided Congress.
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Team Maryland Champions Its State for the New FBI Headquarters
Both the Maryland and Virginia congressional delegations have meetings with the General Services Administration this week.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Unveils Initiatives Aimed at Small and Midsized Operations
Tom Vilsack also discussed creating a new “seed liaison” in the department to increase fairness in the commodity biotech industry, and proposed changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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New Estimate: Lawmakers Have Until mid-August to Avoid 'Cataclysmic' Debt Ceiling Breach
In most likely scenario, federal employees are either furloughed or forced to work without pay.
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Fifth Class of Inductees To Be Enshrined in Government Hall of Fame
Thurgood Marshall, Thad Allen and seven others join elite group.
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The Pressure Builds to Declassify Information on COVID-19’s Origins
A bill could soon be headed to the president’s desk to compel declassification.
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Why the White House’s Environmental Justice Tool Is Still Disappointing Advocates
New changes “ended up making the program less focused on people of color than it originally was,” one advocate said.
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Skills Gaps Within OPM’s Own Workforce Could Make It Less Able to Help Others
The government’s human resources agency has outlined an ambitious agenda to make sure agencies are fully staffed, with the people who have the skills necessary for their jobs.
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99% of Women-Owned Businesses Say the Federal Government Hasn’t Done Enough to Support Them, Survey Finds
Women-owned small businesses say they are “not a priority” for the federal government as entrepreneurs continue to share frustration in getting shut out of funding and contracts.
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Coronavirus Roundup: Senate Votes to Declassify Information on COVID Origins, the White House Won’t Say if Biden Supports the Bill
There’s a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.
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Government Reform Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Changed.
There isn’t much appetite for large-scale governmentwide reforms right now, but there’s still movement at individual agencies.
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ICE, Prison Targeted Immigrants Seeking Medical Care, Complaint Says
The complain alleges that staff at two facilities in Nevada have engaged in retaliatory transfers and medical abuse, including refusing to treat “a severe case of trench foot" for one detainee.
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