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• IRS says it needs top performers, even if they don’t all get the performance ratings they deserve 

• SSA ‘corrects’ millions of Social Security Number database files

• SBA is moving field offices away from major cities, union says

• NOAA wants better forecasts. First, it needs to rethink how it handles weather data

• Navy’s tech playbook serves as a ‘toolkit’ for the rest of government

• USDA, undeterred by judge’s stay, moves ‘full-bore ahead’ with reorganization steps 

• Bureau of Prisons seeks another shot at ending union contracts

• The legal fight over the public service student loan forgiveness overhaul may be over

• These former feds could be members of Congress next year

• CDC hiring plan and more permanent leadership coming soon, director tells staff

• If you already have FEHB, should you sign up for Medicare B?

• DOGE’s layoffs took a toll on Black women. The effects are still being felt

• Instagram, comic books and public engagement: One watchdog’s plan to protect inspector general independence

• HHS telework rollback challenge upheld by FLRA

• ‘Last chance to stay where you are.’ USDA gives some employees facing relocation a shot at unfilled local jobs 

• ‘It’s The Price is Right’: How USCIS artificially deflated employee ratings under forced distribution mandate

• USPTO looks to AI agents to ease examiner workloads

• ICE wants AI to take on more of its legal workload

• ‘A rushed and complicated system.’ Federal employees say they’re in the dark over limited top ratings 

• Oversight of nuclear material security cut back due to civil service reductions, GAO finds

• State Department orders ‘super intelligence’ wording across all official communications

• Trump’s IG pick at the VA is ‘watering down’ oversight, some employees allege

• Union seeks new avenue to restore VA contract

• This cybersecurity agency is supposed to protect U.S. elections. Officials fear it’s been compromised by Trump