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Congress swings-and-misses at impeachment, foreign aid, federal telework

Can it get any more chaotic in Congress? This week will tell, as we might see another try at impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alexandro Mayorkas,…

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Telework ‘essential’ to remaining a competitive employer, Interior official tells Congress

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Agencies finding DEIA programs an ‘incredibly important retention strategy’

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An unprecedented case arises on the status of a union of Park Service employees

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Why customer experience is so challenging for federal agencies

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This senior executive has ensured U.S. wildlife species have room to thrive

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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. To enact President Joe Biden’s expansive domestic agenda this year, Democrats have mapped out a convoluted legislative maze. The party wants to push the new president's multitrillion-dollar plans for supercharging federal infrastructure, climate change and social programs through a Congress in which they have only paper-thin majorities. GOP opposition is certain to be solid. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

House staffers could now make more than the representatives they work for

In today’s Federal Newscast, new salary caps mean House staffers can now make up to nearly $200,000 a year.

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CISA headquarters plans finalized as DHS consolidated campus reaches ‘critical mass’

The Department of Homeland Security is moving ahead with plans to build its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency a new headquarters on a consolidated…

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FILE- This Aug. 26, 2010, file photo provided by the Kaibab National Forest shows bison in the national forest adjacent to the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona. The hundreds of bison that roam the far northern reaches of Arizona are descendants of the massive animals brought to the region in the early 1900's as part of a crossbreeding operation. But a new report issued Thursday, June 16, 2016, by the National Park Service says that’s just a snapshot of bison history in the region. (Kaibab National Forest via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

How the National Park Service controls the size of its picturesque bison herd

In the Grand Canyon National Park, the growing bison herd has to be controlled and park staff have several ways to do that, with help from sharp-shooting volunteers.

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