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Why the government can't compete with Silicon Valley

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 24, 2017
The federal tech workforce is graying, but the clunky hiring process and lower salaries are a turn off to younger workers.
 
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Trump executive order calls for downsized government

by Adam Allington
Mar 13, 2017
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on “a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch” today. The White House said it’ll make government more efficient, effective and accountable. It’s not the first time a president has done something like this. But, the plan is more about Trump making good on his campaign promises on […]
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Hard times for soft power spending

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 28, 2017
The White House wants to bump up defense spending and reduce the budgets of some other federal agencies. One agency in the crosshairs is the State Department. It wields something known as soft power — diplomacy and foreign aid. So what happens when you slash spending on soft power?  Click the audio player above to […]
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Why you should care about the government's economic data

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 25, 2017
Private companies, investors, workers and consumers depend on government economic data for a wide array of financial decisions.
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Corporate taxation needs reform, but where to start?

by Lewis Wallace
Nov 10, 2016
There's consensus that the tax systems needs revising. Beyond that, a void.
A business man walks outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 7, 2016 in New York City. 
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In West, Feds control land — and lots of jobs

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 26, 2016
In the rural West, strong anti-government sentiment coexists with high dependence on government paychecks.
Teen participants in Rodeo Bible Camp practice roping a mechanical calf at the Goldendale, Washington fairgrounds.
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Payroll services and software industry in transition

by Sally Herships
Aug 29, 2016
Fewer employers are doing payroll calculations in-house and on proprietary office servers.
Writing paychecks often involves complicated math.
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Apple battles federal government on court order

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 17, 2016
Authorities worry that they'll erase an iPhone's data while trying to unlock it.
Apple will fight an order to unlock the phone of a San Bernardino gunman. Above, investigators searched the home of Syed Farook, one of the shooters, on December 3. 
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Do federal contractors save the government money?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jul 31, 2015
The U.S. keeps replacing its full-time workers with contract employees.
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Tallying the return investments in medical records

by Dan Gorenstein
Apr 13, 2015
The feds say they aren't getting their money's worth.
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