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		<title>With 25 days left on the clock after elections, Congress has to decide what gets done first</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["I do think that spending is going to be pretty top of mind," said Loren Duggan.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["I do think that spending is going to be pretty top of mind," said Loren Duggan.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Details emerge on revisions to paid administrative leave regulations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OPM is expected to soon update other online resources to reflect the new regulations.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[OPM is expected to soon update other online resources to reflect the new regulations.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative is &#8216;not slowing down&#8217; under new leadership</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anastasia Obis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["To be clear to the market and to our partners — we're moving out. Good news is there is no gap, only consistent desire to move faster," Marc Andersen said.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["To be clear to the market and to our partners — we're moving out. Good news is there is no gap, only consistent desire to move faster," Marc Andersen said.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Federal Movers &#038; Shakers &#124; October 23, 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:40:42 +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>The battlefield has no boundaries: How the Iran war is redrawing the cyber threat map</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/10/the-battlefield-has-no-boundaries-how-the-iran-war-is-redrawing-the-cyber-threat-map/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every defense contractor should reassess whether its cybersecurity reflects today’s threat environment or the one that existed five years ago.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Every defense contractor should reassess whether its cybersecurity reflects today’s threat environment or the one that existed five years ago.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Federal employees: What’s changing in FEHB for 2027 (and ways to save)</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/feds-with-benefits/2026/10/federal-employees-whats-changing-in-fehb-for-2027-and-ways-to-save/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Wright]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most FEHB plans raised their premiums for 2027, and some are changing benefits in ways that could push your out-of-pocket spending higher.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most FEHB plans raised their premiums for 2027, and some are changing benefits in ways that could push your out-of-pocket spending higher.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Army builds one-stop shop for civilian jobs, benefits and career development</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Cohen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“CHRA will make a mistake … We'll fix them,” CHRA Director Karen Pane said. “In order to be creative, you sometimes have to have the possibility of failing.”]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[“CHRA will make a mistake … We'll fix them,” CHRA Director Karen Pane said. “In order to be creative, you sometimes have to have the possibility of failing.”]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Cybersecurity liability doesn&#8217;t necessarily start with a breach</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Not just having IT sitting at the table, or your CISO sitting at the table, I want to have compliance, business, everybody at the table," said Michael Volkov.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["Not just having IT sitting at the table, or your CISO sitting at the table, I want to have compliance, business, everybody at the table," said Michael Volkov.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>A court has temporarily halted plans affecting the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["When you lose a lot of federal government employees, especially the more senior ones, you're losing a lot of institutional knowledge," said Rep. Glenn Ivey.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["When you lose a lot of federal government employees, especially the more senior ones, you're losing a lot of institutional knowledge," said Rep. Glenn Ivey.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>FLRA rules against HHS on telework, flags fake citations in agency brief</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Silvia Oakland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The FLRA said more than half the citations in HHS’s brief were fictitious, erroneous or irrelevant as it upheld an award restoring telework for employees.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The FLRA said more than half the citations in HHS’s brief were fictitious, erroneous or irrelevant as it upheld an award restoring telework for employees.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Agriculture secretary says agency is &#8216;full-bore ahead&#8217; on Forest Service reorganization</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>VA adds new and updated features to its electronic health records system</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/10/va-adds-new-and-updated-features-to-its-electronic-health-records-system/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Among the changes, clinicians can now see vital signs, documentation, orders and key events on one streamlined timeline.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Among the changes, clinicians can now see vital signs, documentation, orders and key events on one streamlined timeline.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Before making a rollover decision, it&#8217;s worth knowing which factors actually matter</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/tsp/2026/10/before-making-a-rollover-decision-its-worth-knowing-which-factors-actually-matter/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["A lot of folks think the TSP is managing the money for their accounts. The TSP creates the funds and then you get to pick those," said Thiago Glieger.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["A lot of folks think the TSP is managing the money for their accounts. The TSP creates the funds and then you get to pick those," said Thiago Glieger.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>ATI sues SBA to lift suspension from federal contracting</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition/2026/10/ati-sues-sba-to-lift-suspension-from-federal-contracting/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Miller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ATI Government Solutions, an 8(a) company, says SBA has acted in bad faith and violated the Administrative Procedures Act and the Fifth Amendment.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[ATI Government Solutions, an 8(a) company, says SBA has acted in bad faith and violated the Administrative Procedures Act and the Fifth Amendment.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The role OIGs play in the federal fight against fraud</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2026/10/the-role-oigs-play-in-the-federal-fight-against-fraud/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Silvia Oakland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the federal IG community are weighing in on how they're contributing to the White House's priority to remove fraud, waste and abuse]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Members of the federal IG community are weighing in on how they're contributing to the White House's priority to remove fraud, waste and abuse]]></content:encoded>
					
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