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Backlogs at Social Security processing centers are one the rise … with the backlog growing by more than a million and a half cases. The Office of Inspector General says the number of pending cases has risen because of staffing and overtime funding shortfalls. We get details now from deputy assistant I-G Mark Searight.

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The army says it’s just weeks away from unveiling a new approach to certifying the cyber security of its software. It leverages the concept of a continuous authority to operate rather than granting ATOs at fixed points in time. Continuous ATO’s aren't a new idea for the Defense Department but the Army says it approaches different. A preview now from Federal News Network's Jared Serbu.

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Agencies are generally meeting the White House's 50% in the office mandate for teleworking. Since reaching that goal, many say it’s well past time to stop talking about the numbers instead according to some federal workforce experts it’s time for a bigger focus on results. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman has more.

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When the Supreme Court earlier this summer overturned its 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, it threw into question how far agencies can go in writing new regulations. Several cybersecurity regulations now in the development stage are now in question, according to my next guest. The director of legal affairs at Huntress, Brian Arnold, joins me now.

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It's that most wonderful time of the year. The last few weeks of the fiscal. It's when agencies try and spend money they have left before it disappears. And when contractors try for those final sales to make their numbers. For what contractors should do to make the most of the time left, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.

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At an agency as big as Veterans Affairs, modernizing and updating just about everything … it's a never-ending task. V-A has big and ongoing human resources needs. And a need to modernize the systems connected to hiring and retaining humans. For an update, we turn to a V-A executive with two titles … deputy chief information officer and chief people officer. Nathan Tierney joins me now.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to give agencies more options when it comes to digital identity and anti-fraud capabilities. NIST just published a new draft of its digital identity guidelines. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday has the latest.

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The Postal Service is putting plans for a network shake up on hold after on-time delivery cratered in places where it started making the changes. USPS is using the strategic pause as they put it to improve service and some of those trouble hotspots. the postal regulatory commission is keeping a close eye on performance and members are not satisfied. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the vice chairman of the PRC Thomas Day.

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