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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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Safety On The Edge Global Forum 2025

Safety On The Edge Global Forum 2025

The Safety on The Edge Global Forum brings together leading voices from industry, academia, and safety practice to reimagine how organizations protect and empower their workforce. Speakers emphasized themes like…

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Tech With A Human Touch

Tech With A Human Touch

GPO is spotlighting the people behind its IT support services, emphasizing how technology is delivered with a personal touch. The publication features longstanding team members, recent graduates, and front-line specialists…

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Gender Equality in a Changing World

Gender Equality in a Changing World

Despite decades of progress, gender gaps in education, work, leadership, health, and safety persist across EU and OECD countries. The report calls for stronger gender mainstreaming, better data, and coordinated…

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Executive Order 14349: Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

Executive Order 14349: Establishing an Emergency...

A federal emergency board has been created to address unresolved labor disputes between the Long Island Rail Road and several major unions. The board will investigate the issues and report…

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U.S. Department of Justice Information Technology Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2027

U.S. Department of Justice Information Technology...

The DOJ IT Strategic Plan for FY 2025–2027 outlines five core goals: enhancing service delivery, elevating cybersecurity, expanding innovation, advancing the workforce, and increasing financial transparency. The plan emphasizes the…

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Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons 2025

Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of...

The 2025 Legal Resource Guide offers a comprehensive look at how the Federal Bureau of Prisons manages people in custody, from pretrial detention through release. It explains the Bureau’s mission,…

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Defense Workforce

Defense Workforce

GAO’s September 2025 report reviews how the Department of Defense is addressing challenges in recruiting and retaining Federal Wage System (FWS) employees—the skilled blue-collar workforce that keeps bases, depots, and…

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Childless Women Aged 30-44: 1976-2024

Childless Women Aged 30-44: 1976-2024

The chart highlights long-term changes in childlessness among U.S. women aged 30–44. Since 1976, the share of women without children has generally climbed, with notable increases in the 30–34 and…

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Disaster Assistance High-Risk Series

Disaster Assistance High-Risk Series

The GAO highlights growing concerns over federal workforce readiness in the face of increasingly frequent and severe disasters. Hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, required…

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