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		<title>Government agencies are getting dragged down by &#8216;data gravity.&#8217; Here&#8217;s how they’ll break free.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inefficient data infrastructures carry economic costs, require more physical servers, more power and more cooling to brute-force the same problems.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Inefficient data infrastructures carry economic costs, require more physical servers, more power and more cooling to brute-force the same problems.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The government contracting succession imperative</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leaders in the government contracting sector who want to position their organizations for long-term success must begin addressing it today.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Leaders in the government contracting sector who want to position their organizations for long-term success must begin addressing it today.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>OPM&#8217;s top official for healthcare and insurance resigns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Friedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shane Stevens, who has been serving as associate director of healthcare and insurance at OPM since last summer, is voluntarily resigning from the role.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Shane Stevens, who has been serving as associate director of healthcare and insurance at OPM since last summer, is voluntarily resigning from the role.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>The Office of Special Counsel may be getting a new leader</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Sandiford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trump fired Hampton Dellinger, the OSC’s previous special counsel and a Biden appointee, in 2025.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Trump fired Hampton Dellinger, the OSC’s previous special counsel and a Biden appointee, in 2025.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Having expertise doesn’t always mean the system knows what to do with it</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2026/05/having-expertise-doesnt-always-mean-the-system-knows-what-to-do-with-it/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["It's not always clear who is getting what, and it's not always clear that those different programs are terribly effective," said Miriam Matthews.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["It's not always clear who is getting what, and it's not always clear that those different programs are terribly effective," said Miriam Matthews.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>After a tough year for federal senior executives, new leadership at SEA is looking at what comes next</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/ses/2026/05/after-a-tough-year-for-federal-senior-executives-new-leadership-at-sea-is-looking-at-what-comes-next/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["Agencies are being asked to move faster, operate leaner, manage uncertainty, and still deliver results at a very high level," said Dr. Michelle Sutter.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["Agencies are being asked to move faster, operate leaner, manage uncertainty, and still deliver results at a very high level," said Dr. Michelle Sutter.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>A PCS move can test a family’s finances, routines and support systems all at once</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/05/a-pcs-move-can-test-a-familys-finances-routines-and-support-systems-all-at-once/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry Gerton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["When you're having to move at a cadence like that, there are a lot of financial things that come into play," said Sarah Roder.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA["When you're having to move at a cadence like that, there are a lot of financial things that come into play," said Sarah Roder.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening</title>
		<link>https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/05/house-committee-discusses-modernizing-the-tsa-as-trump-seeks-to-privatize-airport-screening/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dev AP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing on ways to modernize the TSA nearly 25 years after it was created.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing on ways to modernize the TSA nearly 25 years after it was created.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>GSA chief presses appropriators to address ‘deteriorating’ federal office space</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jory Heckman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[GSA estimates half its real portfolio of buildings is in “fair” or “poor” condition, and that its chief is on alert for elevator entrapments.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[GSA estimates half its real portfolio of buildings is in “fair” or “poor” condition, and that its chief is on alert for elevator entrapments.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Appeals court eases disability retirement rules for feds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Friedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An appeals court recently ruled that federal employees’ disability retirement benefits cannot be denied solely based on a lack of “objective” medical evidence.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[An appeals court recently ruled that federal employees’ disability retirement benefits cannot be denied solely based on a lack of “objective” medical evidence.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Air Force could save millions by reducing PCS moves, but culture could complicate reform</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anastasia Obis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 22:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Air Force would need to make “overarching, large-scale changes” to its assignment policy if it wants to generate significant cost savings.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Air Force would need to make “overarching, large-scale changes” to its assignment policy if it wants to generate significant cost savings.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>These RFPs show acquisition reform is more than just policy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Miller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three agencies are turning OMB’s acquisition and consolidation policies into action by implementing these new approaches into solicitations]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon&#8217;s legal dispute with AI company Anthropic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The AI technology company claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully and falsely branded it as a national security risk.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The AI technology company claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully and falsely branded it as a national security risk.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Operationalizing the National Cyber Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The strategy is a strong foundation. The harder question is what comes next.]]></description>
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		<title>Privileged access management: Imperative to defense modernization</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ As modernization initiatives expand system complexity and connectivity, ensuring identity and access controls keep pace will be essential.]]></description>
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