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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo, an iPhone displays the Facebook app in New Orleans.  Facebook says it’s going all in to block the spread of bogus vaccine claims. In practice, that means the social network plans to ban a new bunch of false claims in addition to the old bunch of false claims about vaccines or COVID-19 that it has already banned.  (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Supreme Court rules public officials cannot block critics on social media, even from personal accounts

The Supreme Court ruling attempts to resolve the line between public and private activity on social media.

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Federal employee groups want to know why civilians can’t get the same raise as military members this year

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Drew Friedman, Federal News NetworkAFGE FAIR Act union rally

New instructions to help agencies to re-establish relationships with federal employee unions

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/iLexx)Naval Research Lab

New House bill specifies how agencies should use artificial intelligence

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Clean Energy Pentagon

DoD contractors slip the grip of new environmental regulations

As part of this year’s defense authorization bill, Congress blocked DoD from demanding emission disclosures unless they are directly relevant to the…

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A marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle.

Agencies need to do more to train employees on workplace sexual harassment prevention, GAO says

Agencies need to do more to train employees to try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a new GAO report.

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/designer491)TSP

Thrift Savings Plan board prepares for government shutdown

Thrift Savings Plan operations continue normally during a shutdown, but the TSP offers some relief to participants who are affected.

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