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		<title>Golden Dome needs congressional buy-in, but lawmakers are still in the dark about what it would entail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“We need to make sure that there's strong buy-in not just from Congress or from any administration, but from the people of this country,” Sen. Deb Fischer said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[“We need to make sure that there's strong buy-in not just from Congress or from any administration, but from the people of this country,” Sen. Deb Fischer said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The gap between AI pilots and AI that survives federal compliance reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What I see repeatedly is not a technology problem. The models work. What breaks is everything around the model.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[What I see repeatedly is not a technology problem. The models work. What breaks is everything around the model.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Healthcare affordability series part 8: Enrollment flexibility for two-person families can lead to premium savings</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Wright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of the time, self-plus-one is cheaper, but there are plans where you’ll save more enrolling as self &#038; family.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of the time, self-plus-one is cheaper, but there are plans where you’ll save more enrolling as self &#038; family.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The Coast Guard is building new ways to turn operational data into usable information</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["In the age of AI and the age of ubiquitous connection, everybody wants the answer right now, right? It has to be the right answer," said Cmdr. Jonathan White.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["In the age of AI and the age of ubiquitous connection, everybody wants the answer right now, right? It has to be the right answer," said Cmdr. Jonathan White.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Judge bars Trump administration&#8217;s &#8216;loyalty&#8217; question on federal job applications</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Friedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OPM has until the end of the week to comply with the judge’s order and give notice to agencies that the "loyalty" question should be removed from job postings.]]></description>
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		<title>Amid AI hype, cyber officials urge focus on ‘fundamentals’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Doubleday]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While AI fears dominate headlines, cybersecurity leaders say "you don't necessarily need the newest, sexiest tool" to address the risks. ]]></description>
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		<title>Artificial intelligence may help the Navy&#8217;s financial managers untangle decades of systems</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["I think from, to a large degree, we are data hoarders, and we have so much data that we don't know what to do with it," said Greg Koval.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["I think from, to a large degree, we are data hoarders, and we have so much data that we don't know what to do with it," said Greg Koval.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Some of DoD&#8217;s toughest tech challenges aren&#8217;t technical at all</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Basic research needs to be a federal priority if we're going to keep feeding innovations that later can produce the SpaceXes of the world," Joseph Jewell said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["Basic research needs to be a federal priority if we're going to keep feeding innovations that later can produce the SpaceXes of the world," Joseph Jewell said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>How sharper tech focus is transforming DoD&#8217;s business dynamic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Our construct is to deter major conflict by having a disparity of technological capability," Mike Dodd said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["Our construct is to deter major conflict by having a disparity of technological capability," Mike Dodd said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Illston didn't order a specific remedy to carry out her opinion but directed the two sides to meet and decide on a course of relief.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Illston didn't order a specific remedy to carry out her opinion but directed the two sides to meet and decide on a course of relief.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Cyber AB&#8217;s Matthew Travis on CMMC reform</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anastasia Obis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the Pentagon rethinks CMMC, the Cyber AB is calling for a transition plan that continues the momentum of the program. ]]></description>
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		<title>Workforce Reimagined Exchange 2026: Pluralsight’s Tony Holmes on AI fluency must start with employees closest to the critical work</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Temin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lasting AI transformation requires agencies to equip the people closest to mission work with the skills to use and govern it, the Pluralsight expert says.]]></description>
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		<title>House Republicans demand fair compensation for more federal law enforcement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A letter addressed to the Office of Personnel Management points out discrepancies in how some law enforcement officers are classified for retirement purposes. ]]></description>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah D’Souza]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This episode of Fed Thread explores what happens when the government’s interests and yours stop being aligned.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode of Fed Thread explores what happens when the government’s interests and yours stop being aligned.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A lot of people think about the national debt problem as some abstract issue that doesn’t affect our daily lives. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.]]></description>
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