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NTEU Sues Treasury, HHS over Backlog of "Reasonable Accommodation" Telework Requests
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (398+ words) The NTEU union has sued the IRS, its parent Treasury Department and HHS, asserting they are showing "apathy toward their employees" medical needs" by not timely handling requests for telework as an accommodation for their disabilities. The'suit'asks the U. S. District Court…...
Almost All Retirement Applications to Be Digital from Now On, Says OPM
15+ hour, 27+ min ago (704+ words) OPM has said that moving forward, all but about 5 percent of federal retirement applications will be made and processed through its Online Retirement Application'portal, "eliminating paper from the process and significantly reducing processing times." In an announcement of what OPM…...
OPM Finalizes SES Candidate Development Changes; Denies They Create Loyalty Test
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (273+ words) OPM has finalized rules it proposed last December to impose what it calls more stringent requirements for certification of agency SES candidate development programs, saying it "aims to enhance training and development for aspiring SES and accelerate the development of…...
Workforce Issues Remain among Challenges to Agencies in Adopting Cloud Computing
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (354+ words) Longstanding workforce issues remain as challenges to wider adoption of cloud computing in federal agencies, the GAO has said, noting that in addition, the Trump administration last year eliminated an office at the GSA that agencies had considered helpful on…...
Senate Panel Authorizes Pilot Program for Civilian Commissary Access
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (282+ words) A provision in the Senate defense spending bill for fiscal 2027 authorizes a limited pilot program to test the feasibility of allowing Do D/Do W civilian personnel to access military commissaries. Section 623 of S-4784 would allow the Secretary of Defense to…...
Leading Senator on Intelligence Issues Presses CISA on Staff Cuts, Turnover
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (233+ words) A leading senator on intelligence issues has pressed the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's'staff cuts and turnover, saying he is "deeply concerned that these actions are leaving our nation's cybersecurity and critical infrastructure vulnerable." "The experience, institutional knowledge, and…...
Report Calls on Fed to Boost Personal, Information Security Protections for Overseas Employee Travel
1+ week, 5+ day ago (388+ words) An inspector general report has called on the Federal Reserve Board to boost personal and information security protections for overseas travel by its employees. The report said that while such travel is important to the Fed's mission, it also "introduces…...
Is the G Fund Really That Special?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1027+ words) On a recent You Tube video where I explained how federal employees can move money out of the TSP after reaching age 59 and a half or retirement, I received an interesting comment: "Great job. You just lost access to the…...
OPM Responds to Concerns Over Plan to Access to FEHB/PSHB Medical Records
2+ week, 1+ day ago (310+ words) OPM has sought to allay privacy concerns about its plan to access detailed medical information on FEHB/PSHB enrollees, with one of the organizations that raised such concerns'the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association'cautiously optimistic that OPM is addressing…...
NTEU Sues IRS over Taking Down Union-Related Material
2+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) A lawsuit by the NTEU union asserts that the IRS is violating its First Amendment rights by ordering union-related material be taken down in the workplace, saying the Trump administration is trying "to hit NTEU where it hurts the most:…...