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USPS hiring strategy helped reduce overtime last holiday season, IG finds

The Postal Service’s workforce and facility strategy to prepare for last year’s peak holiday operations led to higher performance and less overtime.
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Senator wants former and possibly current marijuana use to not count against clearance-seekers

In today’s Federal Newscast, new legislation would make it easier for security clearance applicants to overcome a history of using marijuana.
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5 social engineering assumptions that are wrong

Social engineering is involved in the vast majority of cyberattacks, but a new report from Proofpoint has revealed five common social engineering assumptions that are not only wrong but are repeatedly subverted by malicious actors in their attacks. Commenting on the report’s findings, Sherrod DeGrippo, Proofpoint’s vice president threat research and detection, stated that the vendor has attempted to debunk faulty assumptions made by organizations and security teams so they can better protect employees against cybercrime. “Despite defenders’ best efforts, cybercriminals continue to defraud, extort and ransom companies for billions of dollars annually. Security-focused decision makers have prioritized bolstering defenses around physical and cloud-based infrastructure, which has led to human beings becoming the most relied upon entry point for compromise. As a result, a wide array of content and techniques continue to be developed to exploit human behaviors and interests.” To read this article in full, please click here
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Modeling a devastating childhood disease on a chip

Millions of children globally suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that causes malnutrition and stunts their growth. A new Organ Chip models this devastating disease in living human tissue for the first time in vitro. This EED Chip allowed researchers to tease out the complex interplay of genetics and nutrition underpinning the disease, and offers clues for the development of future treatments.
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VA confidence in new EHR ‘shaken’ following cases of patient harm, McDonough says

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress and the vendors behind the VA’s new Electronic Health Record are renewing their scrutiny of the EHR rollout.
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Navy’s data-driven approach to sustainment finds huge room for improvement in ship maintenance

There are a lot of reasons behind maintenance delays in the Navy’s shipyards. But one, only recently uncovered, is that most of the supplies artisans need to do their jobs aren’t on hand when the work starts.
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