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The interim freeze would prohibit new or expanded data centers in the Montana county, excluding the city of Missoula.

Seven former EPA employees said they were targeted for removal for signing an open “declaration of dissent” in their personal capacities because they had fewer civil service protections rather than any wrongdoing.

The licensing division of the state’s Department of Public Safety left people on hold, sometimes for hours, until it modernized its systems and broke down siloes.

Officials said the Douglas factors, 12 criteria federal agencies have used for 45 years to devise and justify discipline for misconduct, are too restrictive and “mechanistic.” Practitioners disagree.

A small change to a bill passed during June’s special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections in Georgia will be run.

Seven former EPA employees said they were targeted for removal for signing an open “declaration of dissent” in their personal capacities because they had fewer civil service protections rather than any wrongdoing.

Investigators are seeking evidence, lawmakers are demanding transparency and several key details remain out of public view.

The Transportation Department said that the post at issue was "inadvertently retweeted” by a staffer.

Suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, which is being used to support World Cup games around the U.S., was first detected around mid-to-late May.

COMMENTARY | The data suggest the workforce reduction reshaped not just the size of government, but the expertise available to carry out its work, one expert argues.

Efforts at the federal level generated a lot of headlines, but at the state level, where the goal is delivery, a lot more progress can be made, said the head of the Georgetown University-based center.

The program, driven by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, is designed to accelerate the safe integration of advanced air mobility into the country’s national airspace system.

The shake-up raises questions about voting system certification, federal election security coordination, and the commission’s ability to approve key policy decisions.

COMMENTARY | The speed of decision-making matters for those in charge of government programs. AI can change that process from months to days, hours or minutes.

The longtime South Carolina Republican chaired the Senate Budget Committee and led a key appropriations panel.

The state’s Department of Human Services is seeing staff spend less time on manual administrative work and more time connecting youth with caregivers after a system modernization project, one official says.

The interim freeze would prohibit new or expanded data centers in the Montana county, excluding the city of Missoula.