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Congress averts a shutdown, setting up a lame duck fight in December

Congress averts a shutdown, setting up a lame duck fight in December

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., agreeing to a stopgap CR came over the objections of former President Trump, who instructed Republicans to reject any funding deal if it did not include legislative provisions to address his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voting from non-citizens.


Air Marshals say they are reaching a ‘breaking point’ amid brain drain and ‘punishing’ schedules

Air Marshals say they are reaching a ‘breaking point’ amid brain drain and ‘punishing’ schedules

FAMs expect a “demanding job,” Casaretti said, but do not sign up to be “on call without compensation” or to “work punishing schedules.” The compounding issues have brought some Air Marshals to a breaking point, as he noted many of his colleagues have taken their own lives or seen their families fall apart.


New Vanderbilt center aims to place national security students at unexpected government agencies

New Vanderbilt center aims to place national security students at unexpected government agencies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt University students who want to land prestigious intelligence, defense or public safety internships in Washington, D.C. may soon find themselves working at a government agency where national security isn’t the most obvious mission area.


Veterans Crisis Line looks to balance anonymity with location tools

Veterans Crisis Line looks to balance anonymity with location tools

The rollout of new location identification tools will help connect more retired servicemembers in crisis with nearby emergency services, even as responders work to maintain their privacy, a Department of Veterans Affairs official said on Wednesday.


Senate advances $3B VA supplemental bill one day before deadline

Senate advances $3B VA supplemental bill one day before deadline

This is what paying the true cost of war looks like, and I’m proud the Senate was able to act quickly today to ensure that seven million veterans and their families receive their benefit checks on time in 12 days.”


As wildfires burn throughout the West, officials are turning to AI

As wildfires burn throughout the West, officials are turning to AI

ALERTCalifornia, which is managed by the University of California, San Diego, is a public safety program working to understand wildfires and other natural hazards and determine short- and long-term impacts on people and the environment.


Senators push to avert pay cliff looming over overseas Foreign Service officers in stopgap spending deal

Senators push to avert pay cliff looming over overseas Foreign Service officers in stopgap spending deal

A bipartisan pair of senators are urging their colleagues to include language in the anticipated stopgap continuing resolution that would avert a potential pay cliff impacting overseas Foreign Service officers and other civilian workers.


Italy opens door to chemical castration for rapists and pedophiles

Italy opens door to chemical castration for rapists and pedophiles

ROME — Italy moved on Wednesday toward legalizing chemical castration, with MPs approving the creation of a committee that could draft laws on treating violent sex offenders with androgen-blocking drugs.


The peaceful transfer of power starts now

The peaceful transfer of power starts now

Silence prevents us from affirming that political identities are a valuable form of diversity and fuels subconscious and unconscious bias that could influence hiring decisions, promotions, and daily interactions.


Voting by mail? Election workers are worried about issues at the Postal Service

Voting by mail? Election workers are worried about issues at the Postal Service

Some people who vote by mail may be disenfranchised this fall if the issues are not addressed, the officials said in a letter to the head of the United States Postal Service that detailed challenges with the delivery of mail-in ballots over the past year.


The future of the intelligence workforce will center on STEM, diversity and flexibility, experts say

The future of the intelligence workforce will center on STEM, diversity and flexibility, experts say

In a Sept. 5 Intelligence and National Security Foundation webinar focused on development of the intelligence community’s workforce, Kyzer spoke with representatives from the government, private and non-governmental sectors who agreed that the future of that workforce will increasingly promote STEM expertise, workers from underrepresented backgrounds and more transitions between the public and private sectors.


Key debate takeaways for federal employees

Key debate takeaways for federal employees

Trump skirted a question about whether he would’ve done anything differently on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol where lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden’s election win.