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Getty Images/iStockphoto/marcnormanInternal Revenue Service sign with a traffic signal in the foreground indicating a red light.

Gift cards for the IRS? Probably not!

The IRS has been publishing “the Dirty Dozen” for much of the past twenty years in an effort to advise taxpayers and tax preparers of scams and schemes…

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How the public sector can overcome training and skills gaps to combat rising cyber threats

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(Getty Images/iStockphoto/metamorworks)AI (Artificial Intelligence) concept. Communication network.

Regulators enforcing sanctions against Russia face an uphill battle. AI is their ally

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IT modernization

Investing in right-sized storage applications for premium citizen service

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Agencies are on the clock for zero trust; a tailored SSE strategy can help

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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. In January, a group of Google engineers and other workers announced they had formed a union, a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. The group formed the Alphabet Workers Union last year, which represents around 800 Google employees and is run by five people who are under 35. Alphabet is Google's parent company. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Attract tech workers to government through examples of meaningful work  

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Let’s get back to work — and retain our top talent

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FILE - Sunlight shines on the U.S. House of Representatives and Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 21, 2022. In good times or bad, U.S. presidents come to Congress with a diagnosis that hardly differs over the decades. In their State of the Union speeches, they declare “the state of our union is strong,” or words very much like it. Whatever phrase President Joe Biden uses in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, American unity and strength are being sharply tested on multiple fronts.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

How the new House Digital Services team can make the House of Representatives a leader in digital transformation

The new House digital services team aimed at improving user experience and increasing access to technology for the House of Representatives is expected…

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FILE - Fort Bragg shown, Feb. 3, 2022, in Fort Bragg, N.C. An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that were commemorated Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty and Fort Gordon would become Fort Eisenhower. The recommendations are the latest step in a broader effort by the military to confront racial injustice.  (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Solving military housing stress with workforce housing on-demand

Military moves are stressful enough, and when you add the stressor of finding the right housing for the right price, it can become extremely overwhelming.

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A customer walks behind a sign at a Nordstrom store seeking employees, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Coral Gables, Fla.  The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wanes and economy further reopens. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Putting benefit solutions toward retaining top talent

The key ingredient in any successful business is a talented and productive workforce. The talent a company acquires and retains is vital to the company’s success. Employees are rethinking their professional values and are faced with uncertainties regarding their personal health, wellbeing and job stability.

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