From All of Us At STWS- Happy Holidays! Need a Gift? How about some cheesecake? A great holiday story from the 2018 holiday season. Here is a Fed-Life Podcast featuring the ladies from Furlough cheesecake: Historical Tidbit- On December 24th, ... Read More

Overview of the Federal Energy and Water Management Awards, where the FEMP will hand out 4 types of awards to around 30 individuals or teams. The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is administered by the Department of Energy and aims ... Read More

Advisory council suggests adding new localities, adjusting some existing ones to encompass more federal workers, and loosening requirements for locality designation. A council that advises government officials on federal employee compensation has issued formal recommendations that, if implemented, would give ... Read More

Take a look at next year’s probable pay increase of 2.2% for federal employees and military personnel, including a detailed glance at locality pay. Although not officially announced, all indicators have been pointing towards 2.7% federal pay raise for 2022. ... Read More

After decades of experience working at the NOAA, Nicole LeBoeuf becomes the new director for the National Ocean Service. Last month, Gina Raimondo, the US Secretary of Commerce, appointed Nicole LeBoeuf as the new assistant administrator for Ocean Services and ... Read More

An Astronaut for NASA is one of the most coveted Federal jobs- take a look inside the corps Jessica Watkins, NASA Astronaut candidate. Born in Gaithersburg, MD            There are no age requirements to become an astronaut for NASA, but ... Read More

Jeanette Epps, who Earned Her Graduate and Doctorate Degrees at University of Maryland and Worked for the CIA, is Set to Become the First Black Woman to Live on the International Space Station (ISS) Jeanette Epps has been with NASA ... Read More

The Winners of the 2020 Invention and Software Awards went to teams designing systems for drones, robo-gloves, and an “app store” for Astronauts Every year, three teams are picked by NASA’s Inventions and Contributions Board to be recognized for their ... Read More

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

Announced in 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently transitioning their base to Grand Junction, CO. The Move is Expected to be Complete by the end of 2020. BLM, which is a subagency of the Department of the ... Read More