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Latest from the US Army: On the Frontlines of Cyber-Warfare

09/12/2022
How Army’s “digital transformation” is going after 2020 blueprint was initialized. The US Army has requested $16.6 billion of its Fiscal Year 2023 budget be allocated to cybersecurity and IT funding. While the amount of money might sound large, it ... Read More

Union Enters Legal Dispute with HUD Over Telework

08/18/2022
The American Federation for Government Employees (AFGE) issues legal complaint against the Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) over remote work. Similar to the legal case brought against the Bureau of Fiscal Service (BFS) by the National Treasury Employees Union ... Read More

Update on New Delivery Vehicles for USPS Employees

07/25/2022
The newest USPS trucks are expected to start hitting the road next year. President Biden signed postal reforms into law this April that resulted in about $107 billion in savings for the United States Postal Service (USPS). The legislation fixed ... Read More

BFS Takes Remote Program Off the Table in Negotiations with Union

07/21/2022
In NTEU (National Treasury Employee Union) talks with BFS (Bureau of Fiscal Service) about remote work pilot program abruptly halted. Part of the Treasury Department, the BFS announced to its workers that a remote work pilot program will not be ... Read More

New Cyber Workforce Will Work With Multiple Agencies

07/06/2022
Recently passed bill tasks OPM with setting up “rotational” cyber workforce.             The previous month was a busy one on Capitol Hill as January 6th hearings stole most of the media’s attention, along with a ... Read More

OPM Director Shares Goals Regarding the Future of Federal Workforce

06/29/2022
The director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) gives update on agency’s goals and progress after first year on the job. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE             Kiran Ahuja has now been the director of ... Read More

What Happens When My Spouse, Who Works for the Federal Government, Dies?

06/10/2022
Spouse was a federal employee and recently passed – what to know about FERS, FEHB, and more. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Complimentary Webinars: Register Here The surviving spouse of a federal employee, who dies while in service, is generally entitled to ... Read More

The Federal Government is Hiring

06/07/2022
The IRS is looking to hire 10,000 new employees over the next two years, while OMB focuses on recruiting the next generation of feds. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE             An update on the federal government’s ... Read More

OMB Director Shalanda Young Gets Confirmation from Senate

03/21/2022
The first black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shalanda Young officially takes her position at the agency’s helm. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE             Shalanda Young, who hails from a small ... Read More

NASA Scheduled to Launch Artemis I Mission to the Moon

03/14/2022
With a launch test set for Thursday, NASA employees are prepping the Space Launch System that will take astronauts to the moon in 2024. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE             Engineers and technicians at NASA are ... Read More