Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts looks to strengthen cyber protections
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts says it’s strengthening cyber protections after hackers hit the Judiciary's electronic case management system. The Judiciary says most documents a...
12 Aug 20255min
Federal employees’ COVID vaccine statuses removed from personnel documents
Federal employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status will soon no longer appear on their personnel documents. The Trump administration is directing agencies to scrub vaccination information from federal HR ...
11 Aug 20255min
House Democrats push for details on USDA’s relocation plans
House Democrats are pushing for details on the Department of Agriculture’s major relocation plans. The lawmakers say testimony from USDA leadership last month did not clarify how well the agency had p...
8 Aug 20255min
OPM sees increase in federal retirement claims processing
Federal employees submitting their retirement paperwork may have to wait longer to get their claims processed. The Office of Personnel Management reported that during July, it took the agency 59 days,...
7 Aug 20256min
A new bill looks to enhance whistleblower protections for FBI employees
There’s a growing effort in Congress to enhance whistleblower protections for FBI employees. A new bill from Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, if enacted, would expand several portions of the existin...
6 Aug 20256min
Defense Department plans for more reductions in staff
The Defense Department is planning on reorganizing and reducing the size of the staff that supports the Defense Technical Information Center or DTIC. The Pentagon says through a reduction-in-force eff...
5 Aug 20255min
July was a good month for most TSP funds
Federal employees saw their retirements account grow across 14 of 16 funds in the Thrift Savings Plan in July. But the rate of growth for most of the funds was under 1% as compared to June. New data f...
4 Aug 20256min
Veterans Affairs is getting a new permanent watchdog
Veterans Affairs is getting a new permanent watchdog. The Senate confirmed senior VA advisor Cheryl Mason to serve as the next VA inspector general. President Trump fired the last VA inspector general...
1 Aug 20255min
