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- 6,000 BEAD projects need 86K+ permits, report finds
- Executive News Today — August 14, 2026
- Statistical agency staffing cuts put federal data under new scrutiny on Capitol Hill
- Executive News Today — August 12, 2026
- Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings
- The government was ready to expand its voting security work. Then it pulled the plug
- New Mexico opens grant fund to invest in new businesses
- GSA official says veterans' preference in federal hiring is hampering tech recruiting
- GSA official put on leave for social media post saying veterans’ preference in federal hiring is hampering tech recruiting
- Inside the World Cup security operation
- As presidents gain power, who keeps government accountable?
- NARFE still has concerns with OPM’s plan to collect employee health care records
- Unions ask for injunction restoring collective bargaining at Defense
- Traffic stops become a flashpoint in ICE shootings
- More than 50 Dem lawmakers demand more Schedule F transparency
- Transportation loses its top tech official amid wave of CIO departures
- No more paper: Navigating OPM’s new digital retirement process
- U.S. Supreme Court declines request to block Texas’ app age verification law
- Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings
- The government was ready to expand its voting security work. Then it pulled the plug
- OPM finalizes expanded hazard pay for federal firefighters
- 6,000 BEAD projects need 86K+ permits, report finds
- Lawsuit seeks to enforce 2025 SCOTUS decision improving pay for feds called to active duty
- Statistical agency staffing cuts put federal data under new scrutiny on Capitol Hill
- Federal agencies are looking beyond the usual sources for new ideas
- Trump admin delays TANF data sharing plan opposed by blue states
- Key oversight and federal workforce nominees confirmed by Senate