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Lawmakers call on Agriculture Dept to restore employee childcare centers contract

Democrats are demanding that the Department of Agriculture secure new childcare options for federal employees. In April, USDA’s current childcare service provider announced it would not renew its contract, closing two childcare centers in the D.C. region in July. But Democrats say USDA has not communicated any plans to offer an alternative to the employees who rely on those centers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  Lawsuit charges Schedule Policy/Career violates Civil Service Reform Act

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  House 2027 defense spending bill heads to the full chamber

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  Military commissaries may open to DoD civilian employees

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  Air Force and Space Force spouses to get help with the job search

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  Office of Naval Research rolls out new science and technology strategy

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  More National Park Service employees vote to unionize

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  Senate Armed Services Committee releases NDAA details

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  A second cohort of technology executives are joining the Army Reserve

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  Lawmakers renew effort to offer paid family and medical leave to feds

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  Senate Democrats urge reversal of ruling threatening civil service protect…

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  Service members could see a 5% to 7% pay raise in 2027

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  Lawmaker wants answers about proposed NDAs for feds

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  House adds DoD name change to NDAA

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  OPM is hiring positions aimed at building out AI across the government

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  Federal employees with disabilities sue DOJ over reasonable accommodations

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  Federal telework temporarily returns to FIFA World Cup host cities