{"id":17,"date":"2019-09-03T23:17:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T23:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nteuchapter128.org\/staging\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2021-09-22T15:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T19:06:38","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nteuchapter128.org\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc6607d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc6607d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9885f9\" data-id=\"c9885f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5626c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5626c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e71f7dc\" data-id=\"e71f7dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7cceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e7cceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/news-releases\" target=\"_blank\">NTEU.org News Releases<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10613f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"10613f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-list-template \">\n        <ul class=\"rss-aggregator wpra-item-list wpra-item-list--bullets wpra-item-list--default\" start=\"1\">\n                <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/news-releases\/2025\/01\/27\/taxdayrelease25\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">IRS Workforce Ready for Filing Season<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/rss\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">NTEU Media Releases<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2025-01-27\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/news-releases\/2025\/01\/21\/skedflawsuit\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">NTEU Files Lawsuit to Protect Merit-Based Civil Service<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/rss\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">NTEU Media Releases<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2025-01-21\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/news-releases\/2025\/01\/16\/fairact2026\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Employees Deserve Average 4.3 Percent Pay Raise in 2026<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/rss\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">NTEU Media Releases<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2025-01-16\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/news-releases\/2024\/11\/27\/more-budget-cuts-would-derail-irs-progre\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">More Budget Cuts Would Derail IRS Progress on Customer Service, Enforcement<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/rss\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">NTEU Media Releases<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2024-11-27\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/news-releases\/2024\/11\/18\/newpaygap24\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Employee Salaries Not Keeping Pace with Private Sector<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nteu.org\/media-center\/rss\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">NTEU Media Releases<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2024-11-18\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f58e7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f58e7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1beda2b\" data-id=\"1beda2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b670efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b670efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\" target=\"_blank\">FEDweek.com<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30201a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"30201a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-list-template \">\n        <ul class=\"rss-aggregator wpra-item-list wpra-item-list--bullets wpra-item-list--default\" start=\"1\">\n                <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/federal-managers-daily-report\/agencies-get-additional-guidance-on-family-leave-policies\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Agencies Get Additional Guidance on Family Leave Policies<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">FEDWEEK<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/federal-managers-daily-report\/report-calls-on-ssa-to-tighten-insider-threat-protections\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Report Calls on SSA to Tighten Insider Threat Protections<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">FEDWEEK<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/retirement-financial-planning\/october-is-time-for-important-decisions-on-your-fehb-and-fers\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">October is Time for Important Decisions on Your FEHB and FERS<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">FEDWEEK<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-14\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/retirement-financial-planning\/the-fers-minimum-retirement-age-and-how-to-get-an-unreduced-pension\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">The FERS Minimum Retirement Age and How to Get an Unreduced Pension<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">FEDWEEK<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-14\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/retirement-financial-planning\/ai-is-amazing-at-targeting-older-persons-with-fraud\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">AI Is Amazing\u2026 At Targeting Older Persons With Fraud<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedweek.com\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">FEDWEEK<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-14\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d08df1a\" data-id=\"d08df1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5ea47b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5ea47b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-331b310\" data-id=\"331b310\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a10f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a10f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\" target=\"_blank\">Federal News Network<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff70b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ff70b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-list-template \">\n        <ul class=\"rss-aggregator wpra-item-list wpra-item-list--bullets wpra-item-list--default\" start=\"1\">\n                <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/10\/hud-workforce-continues-to-decline-after-doge\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">HUD workforce continues to decline after DOGE<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/category\/federal-newscast\/feed\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal News Network<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/10\/opm-partners-with-white-house-fraud-task-force-on-hiring-initiative\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">OPM partners with White House fraud task force on hiring initiative<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/category\/federal-newscast\/feed\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal News Network<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-14\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/10\/a-new-bill-would-supercharge-customer-service-at-the-irs\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">A new bill would supercharge customer service at the IRS<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/category\/federal-newscast\/feed\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal News Network<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-13\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/10\/coast-guard-surpasses-its-recruiting-goal-for-third-consecutive-year\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Coast Guard surpasses its recruiting goal for third consecutive year<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/category\/federal-newscast\/feed\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal News Network<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-09\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/10\/opm-launches-ai-chatbot-to-answer-questions-about-workforce-trends\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">OPM launches AI chatbot to answer questions about workforce trends<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/category\/federal-newscast\/feed\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal News Network<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-08\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce7cc15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce7cc15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5413bcc\" data-id=\"5413bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae170c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae170c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\" target=\"_blank\">GovExec.com<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351faf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"351faf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-list-template \">\n        <ul class=\"rss-aggregator wpra-item-list wpra-item-list--bullets wpra-item-list--default\" start=\"1\">\n                <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/oversight\/2026\/10\/huds-staffing-cuts-hurt-certain-housing-services-watchdog-finds\/416635\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">HUD\u2019s staffing cuts hurt certain housing services, watchdog finds<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/rss\/all\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GOVEXEC.COM<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/technology\/2026\/10\/ai-offers-secret-service-unique-mission-enhancements-official-says\/416634\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">AI offers Secret Service unique mission enhancements, official says<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/rss\/all\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GOVEXEC.COM<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/pay-benefits\/2026\/10\/federal-retirees-face-more-cola-change-2027\/416617\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal retirees face more than a COLA change in 2027<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/rss\/all\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GOVEXEC.COM<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/defense\/2026\/10\/next-counterintelligence-threat-federal-hiring\/416588\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">The next counterintelligence threat may be hiding in federal hiring<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/rss\/all\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GOVEXEC.COM<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-15\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/technology\/2026\/10\/opm-revamps-online-pay-tables-spearheads-ai-adoption\/416597\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">OPM revamps online pay tables, spearheads AI adoption across federal workforce\u00a0<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/rss\/all\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GOVEXEC.COM<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-10-14\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bac333\" data-id=\"9bac333\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e4bcd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e4bcd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b93a04\" data-id=\"1b93a04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc9c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfc9c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\" target=\"_blank\">Federaltimes.com<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dafa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"52dafa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"wpra-display align\" data-display-id=\"1\" hx-target=\"this\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">    <div class=\"wp-rss-aggregator wpra-list-template \">\n        <ul class=\"rss-aggregator wpra-item-list wpra-item-list--bullets wpra-item-list--default\" start=\"1\">\n                <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/air\/2022\/08\/11\/unmanned-program-could-suffer-if-congress-blocks-f-22-retirements-hunter-says\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Unmanned program could suffer if Congress blocks F-22 retirements, Hunter says<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/federal-times\/home\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Times<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2022-08-11\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/pay-benefits\/2022\/08\/11\/union-takes-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-to-arbitration-over-remote-work\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Union takes Department of Housing and Urban Development to arbitration over remote work<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/federal-times\/home\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Times<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2022-08-11\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/08\/11\/us-air-force-moves-to-shield-wedgetail-acquisition-from-continuing-resolution\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">US Air Force moves to shield Wedgetail acquisition from continuing resolution<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/federal-times\/home\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Times<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2022-08-11\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/08\/10\/shell-companies-purchase-radioactive-materials-prompting-push-for-nuclear-licensing-reform\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Shell companies purchase radioactive materials, prompting push for nuclear licensing reform<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/federal-times\/home\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Times<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2022-08-10\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/opinion\/2022\/08\/10\/congress-should-allow-pentagon-to-work-with-start-ups-on-needed-innovation\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Congress should allow Pentagon to work with start-ups on needed innovation<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/federal-times\/home\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Federal Times<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2022-08-10\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a476991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a476991\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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