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How the federal government is reorienting its innovation and economic development funding to focus on places

Congress is considering legislation that would designate economic development funding to new tech hubs located all over the country. That’s part of an…

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(Maria B. Barnes/NSF)National Science Foundation HQ with Metro passing by

How the National Science Foundation recognizes the nation’s top young scientists

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Inspectors general reflect on career, impact of the late Earl Devaney

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National Science Foundation launches brand new directorate with ambitious goals

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This Feb. 27, 2018, photo shows a seven cubit quantum device is seen at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Describing the inner workings of a quantum computer isn’t easy, even for top scholars. That’s because the machines process information at the scale of elementary particles such as electrons and photons, where different laws of physics apply. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A new federal effort to bolster the nation’s expertise in quantum computing

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Working from home, do you actually dress after your shower?

With all the scores hovering around average, what does the new federal employee Pulse Survey really say?

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Healthcare workers transport a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at the Hospital das Clinicas in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jefferson Bernardes)

IG: VA may have to use data better to ensure resources go where they’re needed

In today’s Federal Newscast, auditors for the Department of Veterans Affairs say the data Veterans Affairs is using to measure its capacity to provide…

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How 5 federal agencies are handling employee reentry in the new year — for now

Of the agency reentry plans that Federal News Network recently reviewed, it’s mostly managers and supervisors who appear primed to return to the office, at least for a day or two a week, in early January.

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