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It’s almost six months late, but the final Congressional agreement to fund the rest of the federal government for 2024 would deliver $825 billion to the Defense department while also adding a bit of budget flexibility that could help DoD deal with late appropriations and other mid-year surprises in future years.

The process changes stop short of what the department and reform advocates have been asking for, but would grant more authority for the department to move money around within its accounts without getting explicit permission from Congress — so-called "below threshold" reprogrammings. As of now, only $10 million at a time can be internally reprogrammed inside DoD’s procurement, operations and maintenance, R&D and military personnel accounts. The new bill raises those thresholds to $15 million.

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Software manufacturers routinely tie up with resellers to get their foot into the federal market. So why would a software company that is already in every department, sign-up with another reseller after 50 years in the market? It may have to do with artificial intelligence. For more on software distribution and technology trends, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the Vice President of Global Channels for SAS, John Carey. And with the VP of Intelligence and Innovative Solutions at Carahsoft, Michael Shrader.

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As long as there is Social Security, fraudsters will try to steal it. Now, artificial intelligence is revving up fraudsters efforts. The Social Security Administration's Office of Inspector General is searching for ways that it can use AI to stop fraud. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the Chief Strategy Officer in Social Security's Office of Inspector General, Chad Bungard.

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The Farm Credit Administration has had a new operations associate director for several months now. Byron Adkins moved over from the Interior Department's Business Center late last year. He was also a recipient of a Presidential Rank Award in the most recent cohort. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked to Bryon Adkins about his federal career and his current position.

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While the majority of new recruits report having someone in the family who served, military families are becoming increasingly reluctant to recommend service to their loved ones.

Blue Star Families has been tracking active-duty families’ likelihood of recommending service to a young family member or someone in their network since 2016. Only 32% of families said they would recommend their sons and daughters to go into the military, down from 55% in 2016.

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The Foreign Service is making a permanent switch to virtual assessments for candidates looking to join its ranks, after figuring out a remote format at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The State Department is moving to a fully virtual Foreign Service Officer Assessment (FSOA), an intermediate step for candidates looking to join the Foreign Service, after taking the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT).

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An issue of costly importance to every agency recently came up in Federal Circuit Court. Namely, when you buy software through a reseller, who can enforce the end user licensing agreement, the software manufacturer or the company you actually bought it from? The answer isn't always so clear, as Federal Drive Host Tom Temin recently heard from Haynes Boone procurement attorney Zach Prince.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a long list of companies on a special artificial intelligence advisory group called the AI Safety Institute Consortium. Members advise NIST on a variety of matters. And among the latest members: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke the society's lead on outreach and government relations, President of SA Technologies, Dr. Mica Endsley.

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