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CISA Announces Another Cyberattack on US Government

06/27/2023
Software used by federal agencies was recently struck by cybercriminals. It was recently announced that there was yet another cybersecurity breach that impacted the federal government negatively. The director of CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) revealed information about the ... Read More

Caught on TikTok: A FEGLI Thief and a DHS Imposter

03/23/2023
An Iowa woman and a Minnesota man both committed crimes directly related to the federal government – and TikTok played a role in both. At the end of February, the Federal Government banned the app TikTok from government-owned devices, mandating ... Read More
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Weekly Quiz #35: News for Federal Employees and Retirees

12/09/2022
Test your knowledge with our quiz for federal employees and retirees – this week’s questions are about FLTCIP, HSAs, and Cybersecurity Try These Quizzes Next: Quiz 34 Quiz 33 Quiz 32 [ays_quiz id=”35″] Quiz: News for Federal Employees and Retirees
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Was Your Federal Agency’s Network Recently Infiltrated by Hackers?

11/23/2022
The CISA and FBI announced that a federal agency, which they are keeping anonymous for now, was hacked by the Iranian government. At the beginning of December last year, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which formed in 2018 ... Read More

Court Decides Against Feds Over TSP Contributions

06/23/2022
The shutdown that occurred in 2018-2019 delayed TSP contributions, and therefore weren’t invested, but the court decides federal employees can’t sue over potential investment gains. Have Questions? Sign Up for Our No-Obligation TSP Webinar, Hosted by Ed Zurndorfer: Click Here ... Read More

America’s Most Popular Federal Agencies

06/14/2022
America’s Favorite Federal Agencies ranked by a recent gallop poll COMPLIMENTARY WEBINARS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS: REGISTER NOW A recent Gallup poll was orchestrated in an attempt to gauge Americans’ opinions of several Federal Government agencies. While the list ... Read More

Former DEA Agent Pretended to be CIA Agent; Faces 20 Years in Prison

06/22/2020
After defrauding contractors and Government Officials to pocket $4.4 Million, a Former DEA Agent Faces 20 years in prison Garrison K. Courtney of Florida, a former DEA agent, has a trial date set for October 23, 2020, according to the ... 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

Rise in Scams Increases Workload for FBI ’s Cybersecurity Investigators

04/29/2020
Scams Related to COVID-19 have made the already heavy workload for FBI Cybersecurity teams even denser as Cyberthreats from Russia and China Persist The FBI has received over 3,600 complaints regarding scams related to the pandemic that has practically paralyzed ... Read More

HHS Hacked: Dept. of Health and Human Services Survives Cyberattack

03/17/2020
HHS Hacked: The Dept. of Health & Human Services was hit with a cyberattack during the late night hours of March 15th- threatening the country’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak. There are two types of cyberattacks that are frequently attempted ... Read More