Department officials are building on these fraud-prevention efforts, and expect to prevent $12 billion in improper payments annually by 2029.

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“It will really depend on the quality of the applications we get through," said OSC Director Jason Rathje.

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The 2024 FEVS results from the Office of Personnel Management, published Thursday, marked an all-time high of 73% on the survey’s employee engagement index.

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Some 20,00o civilian employees work in the organic industrial base, supplying DOD with items it can't get from industry in enough quantity or not not at all.

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The Corps has more than 560 personnel engaged in 27 missions to assist with Hurricane Helene recovery as well.

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"I think the two biggest cases, one of which was a case that we filed, were both for $9 million," said Jason Marcus.

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"The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is one of the key ways that we measure the pulse of the workforce," said Christina Freese.

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"We've continued to support the needs of the warfighter even without pulling our installations into the modern era," said Stephanie Hoaglin.

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Jeff Baur, the product director for logistics IT for the Navy’s PEO-MLB, said ensuring the new platform meets the users’ needs is a top priority.

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This year, expect to see a record number of cyberattacks on government agencies as hackers ramp up their efforts ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

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RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business with Qatar. The company entered into deferred prosecution agreements in separate cases in federal court in Brooklyn and Boston, agreed to hire independent monitors to oversee compliance with anti-corruption and anti-fraud laws and must show good conduct for three years. The money the company owes includes penalties in the criminal cases, as well as civil fines, restitution and the return of profits it derived from inflated Defense Department billing and business derived from alleged bribes paid to a high-ranking Qatari military official from 2012 to 2016.

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The traditional federal hiring system often places unneeded burdens on HR staff. Here’s how OMB and OPM are trying to shake up the way agencies are recruiting.

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Federal cyber experts say they need more formal guidance and a range of other tools for a post-quantum cryptography effort that's expected to cost billions.

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The service barely surpassed its target in 2025 after years of recruiting shortfalls. It now wants to recruit 61,000 new soldiers in 2025.

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"We're working with our development teams and we're working with testing. And then we have a policy that covers all of that," said Young Bang.

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