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  "path": "/commentary/2026/03/turning-around-an-agency-under-scrutiny-the-challenges-facing-bop-leadership/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T20:45:08.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Agency Oversight",
    "Budget",
    "Commentary",
    "Congress",
    "Facilities/Construction",
    "Financial Management",
    "Hiring/Retention",
    "Management",
    "Pay",
    "Pay & Benefits",
    "Workforce",
    "Alan Ellis",
    "Federal Bureau of Prisons",
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  "textContent": "The Bureau’s challenges are structural and long-standing, and they demand sustained attention from leadership, DOJ, OMB and Congress.",
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