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| TSP funds bounce back in May | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:08:07 | |
Every fund but one in the Thrift Savings Plan saw positive returns last month. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| No pay raise for federal employees in 2026 budget request | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:07:32 | |
The White House is not requesting an increase in pay for federal employees in fiscal 2026. President Donald Trump released more details of his budget request for next year late Friday afternoon. The appendix section of the budget proposals also includes provisions to continue the pay freeze for certain career Senior Executive Service members and political appointees. In all, the new budget document details more specific discretionary spending requests for each agency. Unlike the "skinny" budget released in early May, the administration did include funding requests for OPM, Education and independent agencies like CFBP. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Lawmaker calls for investigation into DOGE access to IRS systems | 19 May 2025 | 00:04:19 | |
A top House Democrat wants an investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to IRS systems. Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly requested the investigation in a May 15th letter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. He raised concerns about DOGE plans to centralize IRS data. Connolly also highlighted potential issues with the IRS’ data-sharing agreements with the Department of Homeland Security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Partial payouts for 2015 OPM data breach | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:07:27 | |
The federal government is only paying out a small fraction of the settlement funds it set aside for victims of the 2015 Office of Personnel Management data breach. A federal court in October 2022 finalized a $63 million settlement for those impacted by the breach. But a recent court filing shows about the federal government paid about $4.7 million to more than 5,000 individuals who could demonstrate harm from the data breach. The OPM breach impacted about 22 million current and former federal employees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| House Republicans want to know why certain White House appointees got an ethics pass | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:07:53 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, top House Republicans want to know why the administration granted ethics waivers to two political appointees at the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| House Republicans want to know why certain White House appointees got an ethics pass | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:08:23 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, top House Republicans want to know why the administration granted ethics waivers to two political appointees at the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Defense Secretary considering making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for military personnel | 16 Jun 2021 | 00:07:27 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, with vaccine rates lagging among some members of the armed forces, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is reportedly weighing whether or not to make it mandatory. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Some members of Congress are skeptical about White House's plans to bring feds back to the office | 15 Jun 2021 | 00:07:39 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, two of the top Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee say the administration's reopening plans for federal employees are unacceptable. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Senators press White House for plan of action on ransomware attacks | 14 Jun 2021 | 00:07:29 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration is being pressed for answers on its strategy to combat ransomware. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| NIH looks to address structural racism in biomedical science field | 11 Jun 2021 | 00:09:16 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Institutes of Health is taking actions under a long term plan to end structural racism in the biomedical science field. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Major federal health insurance provider offering incentive to get COVID-19 vaccine | 10 Jun 2021 | 00:08:10 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, one of the most popular insurance plans for federal employees is offering an incentive for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Some companies may choose not to work with DOD because of CMMC | 09 Jun 2021 | 00:08:23 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, companies manufacturing electronics may opt out of working with the Defense Department because of the cost of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| IRS could have IT workforce issues on the horizon | 08 Jun 2021 | 00:07:34 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says a high number of IT workers at the IRS are eligible to retirement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| GAO: DHS' IG needs help carrying out oversight duties | 07 Jun 2021 | 00:05:51 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office has a tough assessment of the inspector general's office at the Department of Homeland Security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Opening day for the 119th Congress | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:05:57 | |
The 119th Congress begins today and several key Senate committee federal workforce committees have new leaders. At the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, former chairman, Gary Peters, is the new ranking member. Over at the Armed Services Committee, Democrats tapped Jack Reed from Rhode Island to be the ranking member. Senator Richard Blumenthal takes the ranking member reins at the Veterans Affairs Committee while Senator Edward Markey is the new Democratic leader of the Small Business Committee. Senator John Thune from South Dakota is the new Majority Leader. The new chairmen of the committees are expected to be finalized in the coming days. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| White House makes fighting corruption a major focal point of its national security policy | 04 Jun 2021 | 00:04:58 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a new White House memorandum establishes fighting corruption as a core national security interest for the Biden administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Legislation calls for examining if agencies should relocate from DC | 03 Jun 2021 | 00:08:15 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for a commission to study whether agencies should be relocated outside the Washington, D.C. metro area. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| SBA says goodbye to its largest program ever | 02 Jun 2021 | 00:08:30 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Payroll Protection Program, a feature of the 2020 legislation to help the country in the pandemic, has ended.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Bill to give TSA officers General Schedule pay gets Senate companion | 01 Jun 2021 | 00:07:35 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act would give transportation security officers General Schedule pay and collective bargaining rights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| $100,000 ID-theft scheme earns VA employee a 46-month federal-prison sentence | 31 May 2021 | 00:04:44 | |
National Security experts are calling on the U.S. to expand its list of banned Chinese companies. A small-town VA employee's $100,000 scheme gets him 46 months in federal prison. And following the science, the Senate confirms POTUS's pick to lead his Office of Science and Technology Policy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Fake invoices cost complicit contractor $50million | 28 May 2021 | 00:07:57 | |
- A defense contractor that created fake invoices, pays the government $50 million.
- OPM has elevated is office of diversity and inclusion.
- If given a choice to attend a big indoor event in-person or not, virtual wins out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| New DFARS rule aims to reduce amount of bid protests | 27 May 2021 | 00:06:59 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, three years in the making, the Defense Department sets out its process for how contracting officers should do enhanced debriefings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| IG: Veterans Affairs may have overlooked cost of physical improvements needed for EHR | 26 May 2021 | 00:06:55 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general says VA initially underestimated the costs of physical infrastructure upgrades needed to support its new electronic health record. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Contracting community asks Congress for more tech funding...again | 25 May 2021 | 00:07:23 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, government contractors are pressing House and Senate leaders to include more funding for federal technology and cybersecurity in the infrastructure package. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Climate change executive order could impact federal employees TSP accounts | 24 May 2021 | 00:06:57 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a new climate change executive order could have implications for federal employees and the Thrift Savings Plan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| D.C. Mayor Bowser and President-elect Trump meet about underutilized federal buildings | 03 Jan 2025 | 00:06:31 | |
President-elect Donald Trump and D-C Mayor Muriel Bowser agree the federal government has more office space than its employees currently need. Bowser says her recent meeting with Trump centered on the federal workforce and underutilized federal buildings. The leaders of a new Department of Government Efficiency say they plan to bring federal employees back to the office five days a week. Trump says he also plans to challenge a new agreement the Social Security Administration made with one of its unions locking in current levels of telework for years to come. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Congressman wants to pump the brakes on allowing feds back to the office | 21 May 2021 | 00:07:38 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Virg.) says not so fast with the reopening plans for federal employees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Senators want to provide financial aid for those suffering from mysterious Havana Syndrome | 20 May 2021 | 00:07:13 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, diplomats and intelligence personnel suffering from a mysterious illness called Havana Syndrome would get additional support from a bill introduced by 15 senators. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| New bill could have your mailman double as your bartender | 19 May 2021 | 00:08:11 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, House and Senate lawmakers seek to overturn a ban on the Postal Service shipping alcohol to households. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Whistleblower advocates say federal employees need some educating | 18 May 2021 | 00:19:16 | |
A big holiday is coming up in July. It celebrates free people who don't stay silent in the face of wrongdoing. No, not Independence Day July 4th. It's National Whistleblower Day on July 30. Now the National Whistleblower Center has urged federal agency heads to offer educational programming about July 30th. The Federal Drive got more now from the chairman of the National Whistle Blower Center and partner at Korn, Kohn and Colapinto, Stephen Kohn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| IG: CBP's social media policies could use an update | 18 May 2021 | 00:06:14 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report finds senior leaders at Customs and Border Protection could have done more to address inappropriate and offensive social media comments from employees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| DOD says servicmembers and civilian employees can leave masks at home if vaccinated | 17 May 2021 | 00:07:45 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon says military members and civilian employees can do their jobs without masks, as long as they’re fully vaccinated. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| IG: OPM could've done better job informing its workers about possible COVID exposures | 14 May 2021 | 00:07:52 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the watchdog for the Office of Personnel Management says the agency didn't do enough to inform its employees of positive or suspected COVID-19 cases last year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Secret Service lending a hand in nabbing COVID relief fraudsters | 13 May 2021 | 00:08:39 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Secret Service is wielding its investigative powers to take on COVID related financial fraud. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| CISA looking to use new personnel system to hire more cyber workers | 12 May 2021 | 00:08:29 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the much-anticipated Cyber Talent Management System at the Homeland Security Department may finally be ready. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| GAO: Pentagon may want to find alternative to GPS | 11 May 2021 | 00:08:17 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a new Government Accountability Office report finds that the Defense Department is relying too much on GPS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Oklahoma Senator takes aim at waste and fraud | 31 Dec 2024 | 00:05:20 | |
Two new bills from Senator James Lankford are aimed to recovering improper payments from two large programs. The first bill, the Fraudulent COVID Funds Recovery Act, would extend the statute of limitations for all pandemic-era programs for five extra years. The new statute of limitations would let law enforcement officials go after fraudsters through 2030. The second bill, the Eliminate Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits Act, would require states to withhold payments from any claimant it deems ineligible and fraudulent. It also creates new definitions to help states appropriately classify fraudulent activity. COVID era programs and the Unemployment Insurance benefits faced higher than normal levels of fraud, federal auditors found. Lankford is expected to be the chairman of the Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Though the worst is over, CISA wants agencies to stay on guard after SolarWinds breach | 10 May 2021 | 00:06:49 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency wants to make sure agencies don't let down their guard on Russian cyber threats. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Federal union has some ideas on how to address Pentagon workforce shortages | 07 May 2021 | 00:08:16 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the largest Federal employee union has some ideas of how to address the Department of Defense's skill gaps. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Pentagon wants white-hat hackers to try and penetrate all of its websites | 06 May 2021 | 00:08:17 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department has expanded its program of using external hackers to probe systems for cybersecurity vulnerability. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| After Trump axed plan, senators now ask President Biden for plan for new FBI headquarters | 05 May 2021 | 00:06:58 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, senators from Maryland and Virginia press President Joe Biden to come up with a plan for a new FBI headquarters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Pentagon declines permit for Rolling Thunder event to use parking lot | 04 May 2021 | 00:07:30 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a prominent veterans group says the Pentagon has decided not to allow it use the building’s parking lots as the staging area for its annual Memorial Day motorcycle ride.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| President Biden reaches out to federal employees during public service recognition week | 03 May 2021 | 00:07:51 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden has a new message for federal employees during Public Service Recognition Week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Two powerful chairmen, criticize White House for 'dragging its feet' on defense spending | 30 Apr 2021 | 00:07:44 | |
Chairmen from both houses think the White House is slow-moving on defense. A Navy plan to cut doctors is getting reexamined. And the National Science Foundation wants to hand out $22 million dollars to teams of problems solvers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Biden selects one MSPS nominee, more will be needed though | 29 Apr 2021 | 00:06:52 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, President Biden has tapped one, but only one, person to fill longstanding vacancies at the Merit Systems Protection Board. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| EPA setting up team to deal with "forever chemicals" | 28 Apr 2021 | 00:08:55 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, a new council at the Environmental Protection Agency will be tasked with researching how to protect communities facing issues with PFAS chemicals. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Biden administration wants government to be standard bearer for union relations | 27 Apr 2021 | 00:08:01 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden signs a new executive order designed to promote collective bargaining. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| Immigration and Customs Enforcement working to fill workforce gaps | 27 Dec 2024 | 00:05:55 | |
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working under a new enterprise strategy to fill workforce gaps. ICE’s 2024 annual report details how the agency used direct-hire authorities to make several hundred job offers in the past year. And ICE also made 185 tentative job offers at the Department of Homeland Security’s June hiring expo. ICE says that recruiting and hiring is a major piece of a multiyear “Enterprise Transformation Initiative” kicked off in 2024. The immigration agency is expected to ramp up recruitment under the incoming Trump administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| GAO: F-35 sustainment costs may outweigh benefits of buying new ones | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:08:14 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says DOD's plan to buy 2,500 F-35's may not a good idea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| GSA has new ambitious goal for using renewable electricity in all federal buildings | 23 Apr 2021 | 00:05:55 | |
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration has a goal using renewable electricity for the entire federal real estate portfolio by 2025 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||