Friday, June 29, 2012

Hurricane guidance for federal workers

Article Title: Hurricane guidance issued to federal workers, agencies
Snippet of Article: "...Special hiring authorities to deal with emergency situations allow agencies to shortcut the often lengthy standard federal hiring process, to create temporary positions, and to rehire federal retirees without the usual reduction in pay to offset the value of their annuities...."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Friday, June 8, 2012

Changes at OPM

Article Title: A busy 18 months for OPM
Snippet of Article: "...The agency said it also has shifted to the cloud many of its services, including its public website; core financial, budget and procurement system; and facilities asset management. The USAJOBS website has shifted to a private cloud as well, and a system for submitting IT budget data to the Office of Management and Budget has migrated to a government cloud solution, OPM noted...."


Source: www.nextgov.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, OPM, [/tag]

Friday, June 1, 2012

Sophisticated cyber-attack hits federal pension plan. Why?

Article Title: Why Did Hackers Hit the Fed Pension Plan?
Snippet of Article: "...Some observers speculate that this so-called sophisticated attack is linked to a much larger cyber-scheme targeting federal employees and agencies. ..."


Source: www.bankinfosecurity.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]