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Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The post Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China first appeared on Federal News Network.
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VA to end special salary rate for IT workers

The Department of Veterans Affairs says employees under the special salary rate won’t face a pay cut and will move to a corresponding General Schedule pay rate. The post VA to end special salary rate for IT workers first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Union urges reversal of CDC suspension on approving telework for employees with disabilities

The American Federation of Government Employees called the agency’s decision to pause reasonable telework accommodations “a no-win situation” for CDC employees. The post Union urges reversal of CDC suspension on approving telework for employees with disabilities first appeared on Federal News Network.
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VA to end special salary rate for IT workers

The Department of Veterans Affairs says employees under the special salary rate won’t face a pay cut and will move to a corresponding General Schedule pay rate. The post VA to end special salary rate for IT workers first appeared on Federal News Network.
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IT outages cost businesses $76M annually

Significant downtime runs businesses $2 million for every hour operations are down, according to a study released by New Relic. 
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McDonald’s taps seasoned exec to lead data, AI

Das Dasgupta brings 25 years of experience to the restaurant chain, most recently as chief data and analytics officer at Starbucks. 
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Interior and Agriculture departments set to combine wildland firefighting forces

The announcement comes after President Trump ordered the two departments to consolidate their wildfire response efforts into a single agency. The post Interior and Agriculture departments set to combine wildland firefighting forces first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Interior and Agriculture departments set to combine wildland firefighting forces

The announcement comes after President Trump ordered the two departments to consolidate their wildfire response efforts into a single agency. The post Interior and Agriculture departments set to combine wildland firefighting forces first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Nvidia forges $5B Intel alliance

The chipmakers will integrate GPUs with CPUs to “lay the foundation for the next era of computing,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Thursday.
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OPM employee relocations ‘on pause,’ after facing significant costs

OPM’s change in relocation plans could inform how the Trump administration decides to move other federal employees across the country. The post OPM employee relocations ‘on pause,’ after facing significant costs first appeared on Federal News Network.
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