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The state will tax data center electricity but plans to reduce emissions at the facilities and secure environmental protections went nowhere.

A bipartisan proposal would force Congress to confront Social Security's long-term finances, with significant implications for retirement planning under FERS.

The number of scammers trying to capitalize on immigrants’ fears by posing as lawyers and ICE agents has surged since Trump’s reelection, ProPublica found. Now, DHS says it is seeking to identify and find these fraudsters.

The company says ideal state legislation would restrict local regulation of small autonomous delivery vehicles.

Jay Clayton faced Democratic criticism after repeatedly declining to say Joe Biden won in 2020 and standing by subpoenas issued by his Manhattan prosecutor’s office to four New York Times journalists.

The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.

The U.S. Forest Service violated its collective bargaining agreement with the National Federation of Federal Employees last year when it unilaterally canceled telework and remote work agreements en masse as part of the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.

Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., said some VA employees report claims processing technologies are producing incorrect information.

Investigators are seeking evidence, lawmakers are demanding transparency and several key details remain out of public view.

The shake-up raises questions about voting system certification, federal election security coordination, and the commission’s ability to approve key policy decisions.

State leaders must consider how workforce-related data can identify not only pain points but also solutions, one expert says.

The state will tax data center electricity but plans to reduce emissions at the facilities and secure environmental protections went nowhere.

Secretary of State Jane Nelson wrote a letter to federal immigration officials in April after the SAVE program incorrectly flagged U.S. citizens.

COMMENTARY | Residents receive information through systems that sit between the publisher and public, like AI and search engines. Accountability, then, becomes harder to follow.

Keith Sonderling argued the Labor Department is providing administrative support, not taking over policy, as Democrats questioned whether moving education programs across agencies will improve outcomes.

A Defense Department official told Nextgov/FCW that the agency is “rolling out additional apprenticeship positions over the next few weeks.”

The records provide new details about Chinese intelligence collection on voters and internal analytic debates, but do not undercut longstanding findings on the 2020 election.

House Republicans narrowly defeated a motion that would have sent the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act back to committee but has struggled to build support for its counter to a looming discharge petition to advance another bill aimed at increasing veterans’ benefits.

Democratic lawmakers at a Thursday press conference also touted a new bill that would exempt foreign service officers who were pushed out by the Trump administration from being required to take the Foreign Service Officer Test if they wish to rejoin.

A bipartisan proposal would force Congress to confront Social Security's long-term finances, with significant implications for retirement planning under FERS.

Through the program, residents will have a direct say over how city officials invest taxpayer dollars for infrastructure improvements more effectively, one official says.

More state leaders are either banning or severely curtailing workers from using nonpublic information to profit on the platforms amid worries of wagering on government actions.