In six states, postal service has been suspended, or at least interrupted, by severe winter storms – with over 100 facilities closed. A large snowstorm ravaged several northern states last week, which caused the USPS to shutter the doors of ... Read More

There is an SSR on the horizon for Information and Technology Specialists in the Federal Government. If your occupation at a federal agency is categorized as “2210- Information Technology Management Series” – you could be seeing a dramatic rise in ... Read More

Our 44th weekly quiz focuses on recently introduced bills and the Thrift Savings Plan. Try These Quizzes: Quiz 43 Quiz 42 Quiz 41 [ays_quiz id=”44″] Quiz for Federal Employees

There is little sign from the US Government that a remote work policy, which would impact all federal agencies, is on the way. While remote work certainly existed before the pandemic, its proliferation due to necessity has transformed the country’s ... Read More

The SMART Act seeks to handle the issue of excess properties owned by the government, and to repair what properties are in use. At the end of December, the Senate passed a bill to address the many issues involved with ... Read More

The Secretary of the Treasury has suspended investments in three federal employee benefit funds – including the TSP’s G-Fund. On Thursday, January 19th, the country’s debt ceiling was breached. In order to keep the government current on its debt obligations, ... Read More

Software that was first installed 30 years ago crashes at the FAA, resulting in almost two hours of grounded flights across the country. On Thursday, January 12th, the FAA published a tweet at 7:20am that issued a halt to all ... Read More

There are two types of federal employees who work offsite – teleworkers and remote workers. The difference is that while telework is 100% offsite, remote workers are expected to report to their agency’s worksite on a regular basis. If there ... Read More

Despite a “hiccup,” the Orion ship was able to perform a crucial “engine burn” on December 5th, allowing it to continue on schedule back to Earth. The unexpected glitch occurred one day earlier when the ship’s power unit erroneously shut ... Read More

Read about the “most corrupt” agent in DEA’s history who was just sentenced by a Federal Judge in Tampa Bay, FL. José Irizarry left his job as a Border Patrol officer in 2009 to join the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), ... Read More