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  "entity": "PersonnelNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "personnelnews.com",
  "vertical": "Government & Civic",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-07-14T02:17:20.047Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "No more paper: Navigating OPM’s new digital retirement process",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/07/navigating-opms-new-digital-retirement-process/414596/",
      "summary": "As the Office of Personnel Management completes its transition away from paper, federal employees and retirees must adapt to a streamlined — but strictly digital — process for securing their benefits.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/06/07062026retpl/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "What federal officials still haven't explained about the Houston ICE shooting",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/07/what-federal-officials-still-havent-explained-about-houston-ice-shooting/414745/",
      "summary": "Investigators are seeking evidence, lawmakers are demanding transparency and several key details remain out of public view.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:02:24 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/07132026HoustonICE/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Duffy faces new ethics complaint over official social media post promoting wife’s book",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/07/duffy-faces-new-ethics-complaint-over-official-social-media-post-promoting-wifes-book/414741/",
      "summary": "The Transportation Department said that the post at issue was \"inadvertently retweeted” by a staffer.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:25:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/071326_Getty_GovExec_Duffy/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "DHS network intrusion was twice ruled a false positive before breach confirmed",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/07/dhs-network-intrusion-was-twice-ruled-false-positive-breach-confirmed/414742/",
      "summary": "Suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, which is being used to support World Cup games around the U.S., was first detected around mid-to-late May.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:15:50 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/071326DHSNG-1/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "The biggest story in the federal workforce cuts isn't how many left, it's who wasn't replaced",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/07/biggest-story-federal-workforce-cuts-who-wasnt-replaced/414726/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | The data suggest the workforce reduction reshaped not just the size of government, but the expertise available to carry out its work, one expert argues.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:31:40 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/07132026akram/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Beeck Center leader reflects on ‘bipartisan opportunity’ for government efficiency",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/people/2026/07/beeck-center-leader-reflects-bipartisan-opportunity-government-efficiency/414723/",
      "summary": "Efforts at the federal level generated a lot of headlines, but at the state level, where the goal is delivery, a lot more progress can be made, said the head of the Georgetown University-based center.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/20260713_DOGE_Dilok_Klaisataporn/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Feds launch groundbreaking electric plane pilot program in Virginia",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2026/07/feds-launch-groundbreaking-electric-plane-pilot-program-virginia/414720/",
      "summary": "The program, driven by the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, is designed to accelerate the safe integration of advanced air mobility into the country’s national airspace system.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/GettyImages_1716046836/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump empties out election commission leadership just months before midterms",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/people/2026/07/trump-empties-out-election-commission-leadership-just-months-midterms/414721/",
      "summary": "The shake-up raises questions about voting system certification, federal election security coordination, and the commission’s ability to approve key policy decisions.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/071026TrumpNG/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "AI’s real promise for government: Shortening the distance from data to decision",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/ais-real-promise-government-shortening-distance-data-decision/414722/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | The speed of decision-making matters for those in charge of government programs. AI can change that process from months to days, hours or minutes.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/13/20260713_OpEd_Surasak_Suwanmake/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sen. Lindsey Graham dies, leaving Senate seat vacant",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2026/07/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-leaving-senate-seat-vacant/414718/",
      "summary": "The longtime South Carolina Republican chaired the Senate Budget Committee and led a key appropriations panel.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:37:23 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/12/07122026LindseyGraham-1/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Maryland’s foster care matching platform demonstrates continued success",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/07/marylands-foster-care-matching-platform-demonstrates-continued-success/414707/",
      "summary": "The state’s Department of Human Services is seeing staff spend less time on manual administrative work and more time connecting youth with caregivers after a system modernization project, one official says.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:58:09 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/10/GettyImages_2209296592/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Missoula County adopts temporary moratorium on data centers",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/missoula-county-adopts-temporary-moratorium-data-centers/414694/",
      "summary": "The interim freeze would prohibit new or expanded data centers in the Montana county, excluding the city of Missoula.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/10/20260710_MT_Shunyu_Fan/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Virginia nonprofit launches mobile tech education bus for underserved students",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2026/07/virginia-nonprofit-launches-mobile-tech-education-bus-underserved-students/414696/",
      "summary": "The cyber education bus is the latest way the nonprofit organization RFK Outreach will fulfill its goal to help children and teens learn about technology.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/10/GettyImages_1339977137/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Breaking down silos: A practical guide for cross-agency data sharing",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/07/breaking-down-silos-practical-guide-cross-agency-data-sharing/414695/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | Regulations provide clear guidance on how to share responsibly, yet are routinely used to justify inaction. Being a responsible data steward means using the data, not just protecting it.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/10/20260710_OpEd_Weiquan_Lin/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fired EPA dissenters sue for reinstatement, alleging First Amendment violations",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/07/fired-epa-dissenters-sue-reinstatement-alleging-first-amendment-violations/414687/",
      "summary": "Seven former EPA employees said they were targeted for removal for signing an open “declaration of dissent” in their personal capacities because they had fewer civil service protections rather than any wrongdoing.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/09/GettyImages_2282816888/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "IRS missed hiring goals for 2026 tax season, which watchdog says impacted service performance",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/07/irs-missed-hiring-goals-2026-tax-season-which-watchdog-says-impacted-service-performance/414665/",
      "summary": "The tax agency temporarily reassigned hundreds of employees to cover the gaps in staffing.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/08/070826_Getty_GovExec_IRS/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Calls grow for an independent probe into fatal Houston ICE shooting",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/07/calls-grow-independent-probe-fatal-houston-ice-shooting/414688/",
      "summary": "House Democrats are demanding body camera footage and answers from DHS and ICE, arguing the agencies have yet to back up their public account of the encounter.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/09/07092026ICEHouston/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Transportation loses its top tech official amid wave of CIO departures",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/technology/2026/07/transportation-loses-top-tech-official-amid-wave-cio-departures/414690/",
      "summary": "Pavan Pidugu, who led the department's IT modernization efforts, will step down in September as turnover among federal technology leaders continues.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/07/09/070926PigduNG-1/large.jpg"
    }
  ]
}