First space launch with humans onboard in a commercially built spaceship will be NASA’s first blastoff from the US since 2011, Space-X to Launch Astronauts for NASA The launch of two Astronauts into orbit is set to mark a lot ... Read More
Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees?
05/28/2020
A bill proposed in the Senate would prevent Federal Employees from downloading the TikTok app on their Government phones- Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees? A bill was introduced in the Senate by two Republican legislators that, ... Read More
USPS Finances: $4.5 Billion Loss, $17.8 Billion in Revenue in 2nd Quarter
05/27/2020
USPS Finances: Doubled Q2 2019 Losses, impacted by Coronavirus- what the current state of the US Postal Service? The USPS announced to its employees that it has enough liquidity to operate at full service until at least May 2021- so ... Read More
Understanding Deferred Retirement Under CSRS and How It Works
05/26/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer A former employee who was covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and who left federal service before being eligible to retire is eligible for a deferred retirement and receive a CSRS annuity if certain requirements ... Read More
FedLife Podcast: Social Security Survivor Benefits
05/24/2020
Social Security Benefits for Federal Employees- everything you need to know now. FedLife Podcast (ep. 25): Everything You Need to Know Now About Social Security Benefits As of May 12, 2020, there have been over 81,000 deaths in America due ... Read More
Federal Agencies Now Allowed to Use HackerOne for Cybersecurity
05/23/2020
The ethical hacking company, HackerOne, has been contracted by the DoD since 2017 – it recently received authorization for use across all Federal Agencies- Over the past decade, professional hackers have found legitimate jobs through what are known as “vulnerability ... Read More
Federal Biomedical Research: HHS Issues Guidance About 2016 Legislation
05/22/2020
HHS (Health & Human Services) just issued guidance about utilizing a law from 2016 that lets the agency hire up to 2,000 scientists above the federal salary cap for Federal Biomedical Research The Senior Biomedical Service was started in 1996 ... Read More
President Fires Fourth Inspector General This Year, Steve Linick
05/21/2020
Both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have criticized the latest removal of an Inspector General, Steve Linick, Trump’s fourth such firing of 2020 Republican Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Susan Collins (Maine) were among those in Congress making their ... Read More
CARES Act- TSP Loans & Withdrawals
05/20/2020
TSP Provides Guidance on Implementation of CARES Act Withdrawals & TSP Loans Provisions- TSP Loans’ Maximum will Increase on June 22nd As a follow up to my previous article regarding the CARES Act and TSP, here is an update as ... Read More
Positions Filled: New Postmaster General and OMB’s Deputy CIO
05/19/2020
Louis DeJoy will take over as the new Postmaster General, Maria Roat fills Deputy CIO Position at OMB USPS Gets New Postmaster General Selected by Trump, and approved for unanimously by the USPS Board of Governors, Louis DeJoy will begin ... Read More
