Federal retirement inventory reaches another new high
The federal retirement inventory has reached yet another new high. The Office of Personnel Management now has over 50,000 applications still awaiting a finalized annuity. The increase comes after more...
7 Jan 6min
Defense Department officially has a new CIO
Kirsten Davies has officially taken over the role of the Defense Department's chief information officer. She was sworn in right before the Christmas break. Congress confirmed Davies on December 18th a...
6 Jan 5min
Thrift Savings Plan I fund continues year-long positive run
The Thrift Savings Plan's I fund continued its year-long positive run in December, posting a month over month increase of more than 3%. That, by far, was the best performing TSP fund in the final mont...
5 Jan 6min
DHS agrees to push back plans to dissolve TSA union
The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to push back plans to dissolve a union agreement for airport screeners by one week as part of an ongoing court case. The Transportation Security Administ...
31 Dec 20254min
There’s new leadership at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has new leadership in place. Justin Overbaugh has been serving as acting director of DCSA since November. Overbaugh was confirmed by the Senate in S...
30 Dec 20254min
DHS looks to cut number of paper FOIA requests
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to cut down on the number of paper Freedom of Information Act requests it receives. Under a final rule set to go into effect next month, DHS will require...
29 Dec 20258min
Veterans Affairs will no longer perform some emergency services
Veterans Affairs will no longer perform abortions in emergency cases in light of a new legal opinion from the Justice Department. The VA started providing abortions to veterans in certain life-threate...
24 Dec 20256min
New bipartisan bill makes access to federal disaster aid relief easier
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would be required to create a universal disaster assistance application under a bill passed by the Senate last week. The goal of the Disaster Assistance Simplif...
23 Dec 20256min
