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  "path": "/federal-newscast/2026/02/vha-saw-the-highest-uptick-in-law-enforcement-staffing-from-2020-2024-gao-finds/",
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  "textContent": "GAO’s report doesn’t cover the last year when the Department of Homeland Security recruited a record number of immigration enforcement and Border Patrol agents.",
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