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		<title>5 NDAA proposals that could impact DoD employees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Cohen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From new acquisition roles to firefighting drones, there's something for everyone in the House's draft of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[From new acquisition roles to firefighting drones, there's something for everyone in the House's draft of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Commerce aims to cut nearly half its websites amid governmentwide consolidation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jory Heckman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is focused on reducing the number of “confusing government websites” as part of the President’s Management Agenda.]]></description>
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		<title>SBA kicks off new audit of economically disadvantaged contractors</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-policy/2026/06/sba-kicks-off-new-audit-of-economically-disadvantaged-contractors/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Miller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SBA sent an email to economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses seeking their personal and business tax returns for the last three years.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[SBA sent an email to economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses seeking their personal and business tax returns for the last three years.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Federal workforce losses had steeper impact on probationary employees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Friedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Out of the agencies it analyzed, GAO found that during 2025 probationary employees separated at an average rate of 19%, compared with 15% of all employees.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Out of the agencies it analyzed, GAO found that during 2025 probationary employees separated at an average rate of 19%, compared with 15% of all employees.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Federal Movers &#038; Shakers &#124; June 12, 2026</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/leadership-connect/2026/06/federal-movers-shakers-june-12-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jared Serbu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tracking leadership changes across the federal government]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tracking leadership changes across the federal government]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>CISA revives push toward long-awaited cyber incident reporting rules</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/06/cisa-revives-push-toward-long-awaited-cyber-incident-reporting-rules/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Doubleday]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CISA will host public meetings amid pressure to quickly finalize the CIRCIA rules and calls to address widespread critiques of the draft regulations.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[CISA will host public meetings amid pressure to quickly finalize the CIRCIA rules and calls to address widespread critiques of the draft regulations.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The execution gap: Why people matter more than ever in government technology</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/06/the-execution-gap-why-people-matter-more-than-ever-in-government-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As technology becomes increasingly automated, people who understand how systems actually operate become more important, not less.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[As technology becomes increasingly automated, people who understand how systems actually operate become more important, not less.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>A lot of health AI isn’t where you think it is, and it’s not overseen the way you might expect</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/a-lot-of-health-ai-isnt-where-you-think-it-is-and-its-not-overseen-the-way-you-might-expect/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["The same AI may be regulated by different entities depending on where it is used, the data that it's trained on," said Maya Sandalow.]]></description>
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		<title>ARPA‑H is testing a model to make research faster and more interconnected</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["It's not one system for everything, but the IGORs would be associated with different diseases, different efforts," Paul Sheehan said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["It's not one system for everything, but the IGORs would be associated with different diseases, different efforts," Paul Sheehan said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>A new vision for Medicaid — from the people who rely on it</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["At its foundation it was meant to serve individuals with disabilities. That's one of the core premises of this program," Leslie Ford said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["At its foundation it was meant to serve individuals with disabilities. That's one of the core premises of this program," Leslie Ford said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>House NDAA provision could derail Army data center projects</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anastasia Obis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["We want Congress to incentivize companies to build on secure federal land, rather than creating barriers that drive them away," an Army official said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["We want Congress to incentivize companies to build on secure federal land, rather than creating barriers that drive them away," an Army official said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Senate Democrats urge reversal of ruling threatening civil service protections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Democrats’ new amicus brief follows a previous request in the same court case for a full-bench appeals court hearing. ]]></description>
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		<title>Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/06/trump-plans-to-nominate-us-attorney-jay-clayton-to-be-national-intelligence-director/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trump announced the nomination on social media Thursday amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard.]]></description>
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<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)]]></media:description>
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		<title>Trump names former CFPB official Brian Johnson to be agency&#8217;s next permanent director</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2026/06/trump-names-former-cfpb-official-brian-johnson-to-be-agencys-next-permanent-director/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Johnson was the deputy director of the bureau under Trump's first CFPB director, Kathy Kraninger. ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Johnson was the deputy director of the bureau under Trump's first CFPB director, Kathy Kraninger. ]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>USDA employees facing relocation weigh whether to stay or go. Some are eligible for incentives either way</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jory Heckman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[National Agricultural Statistics Service employees facing relocation are being offered incentives to leave or stay with the agency. 
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