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A ‘diet COLA’ for FERS retirees has compounding effects on retirement savings

A reduced cost-of-living adjustment, or “diet COLA,” for FERS retirees can create a much larger difference in retirement savings over time.
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Coast Guard turns to tech while facing workforce challenges

Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan said that service’s people are its most valuable asset, so it must take care of them.
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The FAS realignment: Opportunities for “Dead Easy?”

With the start of the new fiscal year (FY24), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) launched its much-anticipated organizational realignment. The realignment breaks down regional stovepipes across FAS, creating a more customer focused structure to support federal agencies and industry partners serving those agencies. 
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ABS Consulting and Dragos boost OT cybersecurity partnership for federal and commercial sectors

ABS Consulting and Dragos have expanded their strategic partnership to provide operational technology (OT) cybersecurity solutions, services and training to federal and commercial organizations. This strategic partnership will build on the companies’ existing work together, further integrating Dragos’ OT cybersecurity technology with ABS Consulting’s OT risk management expertise to address the market-wide demand for a comprehensive, well-resourced approach to cyber defense. “As cyber attacks on critical industries become more frequent and severe, securing the facilities … More → The post ABS Consulting and Dragos boost OT cybersecurity partnership for federal and commercial sectors appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Defense Department’s Replicator program must increase its speed

The Defense Department will need to pick up the pace and look for funding for Replicator if it wants to utilize the innovations and advantages of the program without getting stuck in red tape.
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Defense Department’s Replicator program must increase its speed

The Defense Department will need to pick up the pace and look for funding for Replicator if it wants to utilize the innovations and advantages of the program without getting stuck in red tape.
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By taking a threat-informed cyber defense approach, federal agencies can defend, protect forward

Traditional security controls are insufficient in protecting against major security breaches. They tend to be reactive, static, noncontextualized around threats and are often based on compliance requirements and information technology practices. As a result, traditional security controls are not responsive enough to anticipate, evolve and adapt to threat actors’ behaviors and activities.
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Researchers unveil fire-inhibiting nonflammable gel polymer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries

A research team  has succeeded in developing a non-flammable gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) that is set to revolutionize the safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by mitigating the risks of thermal runaway and fire incidents.
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A tough picture emerges for women veterans

Women veterans, who were wounded or injured, are more likely, compared to men, to have post traumatic stress disorder and to die by suicide. That is according to the Wounded Warrior Project, which surveyed 18,000 male and female veterans. For more on the survey, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Tracy Farrell, VP of the Project.
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