The repeal, a decades-long priority for public employee advocates, heads to the president for his signature after a late night Senate vote.

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The House passed the package late Friday in an overwhelming vote. The Senate pushed into the night to finish early Saturday, just after the midnight deadline.

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"Congress as an institution has seen tremendous turnover. It has struggled to recruit and retain and develop staff,"
said Derek Kilmer.

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"You really have to start with what's the threat overall and then why specific to military families and the military children," said Charlie Moore.

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"We're one of the 11 categories of explicitly defined critical infrastructure, according to the federal government and DHS," said Cary Davis.

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Sen. Roger Wicker, who's poised to lead the Senate Armed Services Committee, lays out his plan for reforming the acquisition bureaucracy and boosting innovation

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Under a new plan, about one-third of CISA's staff will keep working through a shutdown. But experts are still concerned about the impact on U.S. cyber defenses.

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Federal CIO Clare Martorana’s tenure is coming to an end in January and she reflects back on her office’s efforts to improve federal technology.

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said agencies have notified employees whether or not they will keep working during a possible government shutdown

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Federal employees may have questions about what happens to their pay and benefits during a government shutdown. Federal News Network has compiled some answers.

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The new survey, from the FDIC inspector general, comes as part of the ongoing investigation into long-standing workplace culture concerns.

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“In the Army specifically, these efforts will increase the professionalization," said Kate Kuzminski.

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Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter. It's up to each federal agency to determine how it handles a shutdown, but there would be disruptions in many services. Benefits checks for Social Security and Medicare recipients would go out, though. Troops and law enforcement officers would also stay on the job. This is happening because Congress hasn't approved a new measure to fund the government, and the current provision expires Friday. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans to renegotiate. A new bill failed on Thursday, leaving next steps uncertain.

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The VA says clinicians are seeing fewer interruptions from the new EHR, and that the average user now sees “near zero interruptions,” such as freezes or lags.

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The House has resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown. Democrats and some Republicans are refusing to accommodate his sudden demands and the quick fix cobbled together by Republican leaders. In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made crisis, the House voted 174-235 against the plan that would have kept government running for three months and suspended the debt limit for two years. House Speaker Mike Johnson appears determined to regroup before Friday’s midnight deadline. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the new plan “laughable.”

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