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  Administration appoints first head of NBIB

  The National Background Investigations Bureau announced the appointment of its first director as the agency prepares to take over processing government background checks.
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  Senator: Rigid hiring process pushes millennials from federal work

  Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said agencies are missing out on younger workers because of the government's rigidity, particularly its protracted hiring process.
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  FCW @ 30

  Since 1987, FCW has covered it all -- the major contracts, the disruptive technologies, the picayune scandals and the many, many people who make federal IT function. Here's a look back at six of the most significant stories.
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  A 'minibus' appropriations package could be in the cards

  A short-term funding bill is expected by Sept. 30 to keep the federal government operating through early December, but after that the options get more complicated.
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  DOD launches new tech hub in Austin

  The DOD is opening a new Defense Innovation Unit Experimental office in Austin, Texas, while Congress debates legislation that could defund DIUx.
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  Merged IT modernization bill punts on funding

  A House panel approved a new IT modernization bill that appears poised to pass, but key funding questions are left for appropriators.