{"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\/fedweek-legal\/misconduct-appeals-reshaped-what-to-know-about-the-mspbs-new-penalty-review-rule\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Misconduct Appeals Reshaped: What to Know About the MSPB\u2019s New Penalty Review Rule<\/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: 2026-09-04\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\/gao-calls-information-sharing-emphasis-on-enforcement-as-key-to-countering-fraud\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GAO Calls Information Sharing, Emphasis on Enforcement as Key to Countering 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: 2026-09-03\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\/ig-finds-gaps-in-whistleblower-protections-at-fbi\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">IG Finds Gaps in Whistleblower Protections at FBI<\/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: 2026-09-03\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\/why-the-rushed-postal-service-plan-for-mail-in-voting-has-states-in-a-panic\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Why the Rushed Postal Service Plan for Mail-in Voting has States in a Panic<\/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: 2026-09-03\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\/irs-didnt-assure-all-agency-issued-devicese-were-returned-by-departing-employees-audit-says\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">IRS Didn\u2019t Assure All Agency-Issued Devices Were Returned by Departing Employees, Audit Says<\/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: 2026-09-03\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\/09\/army-names-an-acting-secretary-following-driscolls-resignation\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Army names an acting Secretary following Driscoll\u2019s resignation<\/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: 2026-09-04\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/09\/postal-service-finalizes-election-ballot-mail-portal\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Postal Service finalizes election ballot mail portal<\/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: 2026-09-03\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/09\/august-was-a-month-of-rebounds-for-the-tsp\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">August was a month of rebounds for the TSP<\/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: 2026-09-02\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/09\/defense-dept-opens-use-of-three-major-ai-tools-for-employees\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Defense Dept opens use of three major AI tools for employees<\/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: 2026-09-01\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/federal-newscast\/2026\/08\/gsa-orders-trade-agreement-act-changes-for-abilityone-and-national-prison-industries\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">GSA orders Trade Agreement Act changes for AbilityOne and National Prison Industries<\/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: 2026-08-31\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\/management\/2026\/09\/usda-employees-challenge-inflated-claim-most-staff-asked-relocate-will-do-so\/415818\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">USDA employees dispute \u2018inflated\u2019 claim that most staff asked to relocate will do so\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: 2026-09-03\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/workforce\/2026\/09\/former-pardon-atty-calls-mspb-dead-end-sues-reinstatement\/415817\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Former pardon atty calls MSPB \u2018a dead end,\u2019 sues for reinstatement<\/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: 2026-09-03\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\/09\/reliable-rules-your-retirement-recordkeeping\/415800\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Reliable rules for your retirement recordkeeping<\/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: 2026-09-03\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/workforce\/2026\/09\/former-cisa-employee-pleads-guilty-defrauding-government-secret-contractor-jobs\/415805\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Former CISA employee pleads guilty to defrauding government with secret contractor jobs<\/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: 2026-09-03\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/oversight\/2026\/09\/inspectors-general-are-facing-identity-crisis-heres-how-some-former-igs-would-preserve-watchdogs-independence\/415804\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Inspectors general are facing an identity crisis. Here\u2019s how some former IGs would preserve the watchdogs\u2019 independence<\/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: 2026-09-03\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 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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\" 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-edb1474\" data-id=\"edb1474\" 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-9abe7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9abe7ba\" 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:\/\/thehill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TheHill.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-5eca225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5eca225\" 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:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/6072769-candidates-compete-army-secretary-role\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Hegseth\u2019s pick faces competition in search for new Army secretary<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/taxonomy\/term\/1132\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">The Hill<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-09-05\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6072826-labor-secretary-chavez-deremer-workplace-misconduct-report\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Watchdog issues scathing report on Trump's former labor secretary<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/taxonomy\/term\/1132\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">The Hill<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-09-04\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6072808-veterans-trump-arch-excavation-restraining-order\/\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">Vietnam veterans suing over Trump's arch seek court block ahead of groundbreaking<\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"wprss-feed-meta\">\n                <span class=\"feed-source\">\n        Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/taxonomy\/term\/1132\/feed\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"\">The Hill<\/a>\n    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"feed-date\">\n        Published on: 2026-09-04\n    <\/span>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/li>    <li class=\"wpra-item feed-item \">\n        <a 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