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Virginia’s Community Colleges and the Changing Higher Education Landscape

Virginia’s Community Colleges and the Changing...

Virginia’s community colleges are navigating a pivotal shift as student preferences lean heavily toward online learning and short-term workforce-focused training. While flexible asynchronous courses have expanded access, evidence shows students…

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Workforce and Industry Incentives Economic Development Incentives Evaluation Series

Workforce and Industry Incentives Economic...

Virginia continues to refine how it supports workforce development and key industries, focusing on programs that help attract and grow businesses while improving worker skills. This review highlights the effectiveness…

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Workforce Program Review

Workforce Program Review

Indiana’s Workforce Program Review highlights how targeted support can help more young people and individuals with disabilities succeed in school and enter competitive, sustainable employment. The analysis shows that programs…

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Leadership Framework for an Agile Government

Leadership Framework for an Agile Government

This report, published by the IBM Center for The Business of Government in June 2025, presents a comprehensive framework for cultivating leadership that enables agility, innovation, and adaptability in public…

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Centenarians: 2020

Centenarians: 2020

The Centenarians: 2020 report offers an in-depth look at Americans aged 100 and older, revealing that 80,139 people reached this remarkable milestone according to the 2020 Census. It examines trends…

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GenAI and the Future of Government Work

GenAI and the Future of Government Work

This report explores how generative AI is reshaping the public sector workforce, from accelerating routine tasks to transforming how agencies deliver services. It examines the balance between innovation and responsibility,…

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Employee Wellness Guidance

Employee Wellness Guidance

This guide from the U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Office and Georgetown Law’s Center for Innovations in Community Safety provides a comprehensive framework for promoting wellness within law enforcement agencies.…

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USDA Safety Manual

USDA Safety Manual

This Safety Manual from USDA’s Specialty Crops Inspection Division provides clear, practical guidance to keep inspectors safe across diverse work environments—from warehouses and rail yards to laboratories and cold storage…

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Unemployment Insurance, Wage Pass-Through, and Endogenous Take-Up

Unemployment Insurance, Wage Pass-Through, and...

This research explores how expanded unemployment insurance during COVID-19 impacted worker behavior. The authors find that while higher benefits modestly increase reservation and re-employment wages, the biggest shift comes from…

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Business Owners and the Self-Employed: 33 Million (and Counting!)

Business Owners and the Self-Employed: 33 Million...

Self-employment is far more widespread than traditional labor surveys suggest, with over 33 million Americans operating nonemployer businesses. The paper analyzes IRS tax data to track how people move between…

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The Federal Response to Teacher Shortage Impacts on Students with Disabilities

The Federal Response to Teacher Shortage Impacts...

This report explores how declining teacher pipelines, rising attrition rates, and pay disparities are reshaping the nation’s education workforce. It highlights how shortages vary across regions and subjects, with high-poverty…

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Pay Freeze for Certain Senior Political Officials During Lapse in Appropriations

Pay Freeze for Certain Senior Political Officials...

As Congress considers next steps on appropriations, agencies are being directed to maintain frozen pay rates for certain senior political officials. OPM advises that the previously established freeze should remain…

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The Space Economy Workforce and STEM Occupations

The Space Economy Workforce and STEM Occupations

The U.S. space economy now reaches nearly every major industry, and over half of its workforce is in STEM roles—more than double the national average. Software developers, engineers, and advanced…

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Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment in federally funded research environments continues to undermine safety, career advancement, and policy accountability. The GAO report highlights major delays by OSTP and NSF in implementing mandated actions,…

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The LMS for Easier Teaching and Better Learning

The LMS for Easier Teaching and Better Learning

Modern learning environments need to be flexible, accessible, and secure, and this platform is designed with those needs in mind. It offers built-in personalization, blended learning options, accessibility features, and…

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