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		<title>Increasingly, court filings are citing legal cases that don&#8217;t actually exist</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["They're not prepared and I think part of it also is a failure to understand what the technology is," said Crawford Appleby.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["They're not prepared and I think part of it also is a failure to understand what the technology is," said Crawford Appleby.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Space Force opens its own recruiting squadron</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The service has already reached its goal of enlisting 730 new guardians in 2026. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The service has already reached its goal of enlisting 730 new guardians in 2026. ]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>CMMC review: DoD’s inconsistent CUI marking continues to plague program</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Doubleday]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most organizations agree a key problem for the CMMC program is the Defense Department's inability to properly identify and mark CUI. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most organizations agree a key problem for the CMMC program is the Defense Department's inability to properly identify and mark CUI. ]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Erica Schwartz spoke to CDC employees Wednesday at her first “all-hands” staff meeting as director of the agency.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Erica Schwartz spoke to CDC employees Wednesday at her first “all-hands” staff meeting as director of the agency.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The perfect proposal paradox and Garcia’s law in AI-enabled acquisition</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/08/the-perfect-proposal-paradox-and-garcias-law-in-ai-enabled-acquisition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Greg Garcia, the CTO for Inserso Corp. explains why the use of Commercial Solutions Opening is a good antidote to AI-generated bids.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greg Garcia, the CTO for Inserso Corp. explains why the use of Commercial Solutions Opening is a good antidote to AI-generated bids.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Private equity&#8217;s defense deals could come under increased scrutiny after midterms</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/08/private-equitys-defense-deals-could-come-under-increased-scrutiny-after-midterms/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anastasia Obis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Companies should review the steps they took to secure a government partnership and the underlying finances supporting such partnership," Arya Hariharan said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["Companies should review the steps they took to secure a government partnership and the underlying finances supporting such partnership," Arya Hariharan said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Overton, a medical doctor, is deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and has worked on several of Trump’s second-term health initiatives.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Overton, a medical doctor, is deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and has worked on several of Trump’s second-term health initiatives.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>AbilityOne faces new questions about complying with Buy American Act</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-policy/2026/08/abilityone-faces-new-questions-about-complying-with-buy-american-act/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Miller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GSA is asking the AbilityOne Commission to submit a report by mid-November detailing how it's ensuring all products its partners sell are domestically sourced.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[GSA is asking the AbilityOne Commission to submit a report by mid-November detailing how it's ensuring all products its partners sell are domestically sourced.]]></content:encoded>
					
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<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden&#039;s presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to &quot;do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.’”  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)]]></media:description>
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		<title>AI-assisted tool helped secure satellite communication system after 2022 Russian hacking</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Air Force updates rules for civilian job applicants</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The memo follows a broader Trump administration directive on the same topic and will be replaced with a permanent rule.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The memo follows a broader Trump administration directive on the same topic and will be replaced with a permanent rule.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Military’s newest branch sees significant funding increase for missile defense programs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another $12.1 billion is contingent upon Congress passing another reconciliation package, which faces a difficult path in the Senate.  ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Another $12.1 billion is contingent upon Congress passing another reconciliation package, which faces a difficult path in the Senate.  ]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The Postal Service has long delivered ballots. Increasingly, policymakers want more say in the process.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Congress really needs to decide what the Postal Service is doing on behalf of everybody in this country and fund them appropriately," said Elena Patel.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["Congress really needs to decide what the Postal Service is doing on behalf of everybody in this country and fund them appropriately," said Elena Patel.]]></content:encoded>
					
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<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2020 file photo, Miami-Dade resident James Curity deposit a ballot in a U.S. Postal Service mail box outside City Hall during early voting for the general election in Miami Beach, Fla.   Republicans are moving to make it harder for that to happen again, potentially affecting the voting preferences for millions of Americans in future elections. The GOP&#039;s campaign to place new restrictions on mail-in and early voting in certain states will force voters to contend with new rules on what are popular and proven methods of casting ballots.(David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)]]></media:description>
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		<title>One taxpayer&#8217;s IRS problem led to some much larger questions about the agency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["I don't know what the management strategy is there. It doesn't seem to really come from anything," said Stephanie Mencimer.]]></description>
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<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is photographed, Monday, April 17, 2023. The IRS says it has answered 2 million more calls this tax filing season than a year ago, with the average phone wait time now at four minutes. That&#039;s down considerably from 27 minutes for the 2022 tax season. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)]]></media:description>
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		<title>The government&#8217;s oldest obligations have long faced a gap between commitment and execution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["There's all sorts of examples of when tribes are fully resourced and do well, there's spillovers for non-Native communities as well," said Rob Maxim.]]></description>
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<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[FILE - A sign hangs outside the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe, Sept. 9, 2012. Tribal leaders in South Dakota have denounced Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s comments in which she accused them of keeping her from helping impoverished children on reservations and benefiting from Mexican drug cartels she’s said are operating on tribal lands. (AP Photo/Kristi Eaton, File)]]></media:description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund and how can it help you?]]></description>
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