Another 'pretend' attempt to provide equality and equity between FERS and CSRS COLA standardization

Article Title: Lawmakers Try Again to Standardize Cost of Living Raises for Federal Retirees
Snippet of Article: "Federal employee groups have long decried the fact that retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Retirement System receive lower annual annuity adjustments than their peers. ...The Equal COLA Act would ensure that federal retirees in the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System both receive the same annual percentage cost of living increase each year."

Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] CSRS vs FERS, COLA Discrimination, [/tag]

Illegal Invasion | Foreign Invasion of the U.S. Update

Article Title: NYC hospitals spending more than $90M to house migrants in Midtown hotels
Snippet of Article: "...Big Apple’s public hospital system plans to spend more than $90 million to house migrants in four Midtown Manhattan hotels through the spring in response to President Biden’s border crisis, The Post has learned. NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Mitchell Katz has approved $40 million in payments to the four-star Row NYC near Times Square and $28 million to the four-star Stewart Hotel across from Madison Square Garden, according to documents first reported by The City. ..."

Source: nypost.com

[tag] Bankrupting of America,Foreign Invasion of U.S. Borders and States,Biden Legacy,U.S. Border Invasion Caused by Biden/Harris,Destruction of America, Nueva York es el mejor estado para los migrantes. Dinero gratis, vivienda, comida, transporte y atención médica. Sanctuary State le da la bienvenida [/tag]

Federal Workers Not Entitled to COVID Hazard Pay -U.S. Appeals Court

Article Title: Federal Workers Not Entitled to COVID Hazard Pay -U.S. Appeals Court
Snippet of Article: "A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said federal workers are generally not entitled to extra pay for being exposed to COVID-19 through their jobs. In a 10-2 decision with potentially "far-reaching" ramifications, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against 188 current and former... ...It said exceptions covered some laboratories and tropical jungles, and that it was up to Congress or the agency to add categories."

Source: www.usnews.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, Hazard Pay, COVID, [/tag]

Trump Shows Instincts, Puts Blue-Collar Americans First With Ohio Visit

Article Title: Trump Shows Instincts, Puts Blue-Collar Americans First With Ohio Visit
Snippet of Article: "Former President Donald Trump's visit on Wednesday to East Palestine in the weeks after a train derailment led to the release of toxic chemicals in the Ohio village illustrates that, unlike other 2024 presidential candidates, his campaign is keenly focused on issues affecting blue-collar Americans, political analysts say. After rumors swirled that Trump would be the first declared or potential candidate to visit the Rust Belt community in the wake of the Feb. 3 disaster, which left residents concerned if their air and water were safe, Trump on Saturday confirmed the trip on Truth Social. "

Source: www.newsmax.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, Blue-Collar America,2024 Trump,Rust Belt,Toxic Chemical Release,East Palestine Train Derailment, [/tag]

Nigerian Man Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme in Which He Impersonated Federal and State Procurement Officials

Article Title: Nigerian Man Sentenced for Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme in Which He Impersonated Federal and State Procurement Officials
Snippet of Article: "...the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FATADE IDOWU OLAMILEKAN, a/k/a “Fatade Olamilekan Idowu,” a/k/a “Olamilekan Idowu Fatade,” a/k/a “Idowu Fatade,” a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain and attempt to obtain millions of dollars of medical equipment, laboratory products, computer equipment and hardware, and other merchandise from suppliers of such merchandise across the United States by impersonating, among other individuals, procurement officials of U.S. state and local governments and educational institutions. ..."

Source: Homeland Security Today

[tag] Federal Employee News,Fraud Scheme, Impersonating a Federal Procurement Official, Nigeria, [/tag]

China's naval fleet is growing and the US 'can't keep up' with the warship buildup as Beijing uses its sea power to project an 'increasingly aggressive military posture globally,' Navy Secretary warns

Article Title: China's naval fleet is growing and the US 'can't keep up' with the warship buildup as Beijing uses its sea power to project an 'increasingly aggressive military posture globally,' Navy Secretary warns
Snippet of Article: "'It is no secret that the People's Republic of China seeks to upend our dominance on the oceans across the globe,' said Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in remarks at the National Press Club in Washington DC on Wednesday. Del Toro said that China's navy has recently added over one hundred combatants to its fleet, calling it 'a naval buildup that is a key component of its increasingly aggressive military posture globally.'..."

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

[tag] Biden Legacy,Navy Under Biden Admin, U.S. Defense Under Biden, U.S. Vs China, [/tag]

U.S. Federal Government Employee and Salary Lookup

Article Title: U.S. Federal Government Employee and Salary Lookup
Snippet of Article: "Under open government transparency guidelines, information on public employees (including those employed by Federal, state, and municipal governments) is a matter of public record. FederalPay.org has created a powerful search tool that allows public access to the EHRI-SDM dataset, which contains records of most public employees of the United States' Federal Government. ..."

Source: www.federalpay.org

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, U.S. Federal Government Employee and Salary Lookup [/tag]

2022-2023 Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates

Article Title: 2022-2023 Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates
Snippet of Article: "The U.S. federal tax brackets remain unchanged for 2022 and 2023, but the income thresholds that inform those tax brackets are generally increased for inflation each year. As you might expect, the 2023 tax brackets were adjusted significantly due to the record-high inflation rate in 2022. ..."

Source: www.nerdwallet.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, 2022-2023 Tax Brackets and Federal Income Tax Rates, [/tag]

Video of creek in East Palestine after chemical spill: 'This is disgusting' and 'dead worms and dead fish all throughout this water'

Article Title:
Snippet of Article: "Vance said there were 'dead worms and dead fish all throughout this water'...Leslie Run Creek. "This is disgusting. And the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact that these chemicals are still seeping into the ground is an insult to the people who live in East Palestine." Vance scraped the bottom of the creek bed with a stick, which appeared to show "chemicals coming out of the ground." ...thousands of dead fish and other wildlife have cropped up in East Palestine since the train derailment on Feb. 3. "

Source: www.foxnews.com

[tag] East Palestine Toxic Chemical Spill and Burn Ecological Disaster 2023, 2023, Biden Admin Fails, Ecological Disaster,East Palestine Train Derailment, [/tag]

Biden's pause of federal student loan payments has cost more than $160,000,000,000 according to the bill

Article Title: Biden's pause of federal student loan payments has cost more than $160,000,000,000 according to the bill
Snippet of Article: "The bill being reintroduced Thursday would prohibit the president from canceling "the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered [student] loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency." "Taxpayers, especially working families, should not be responsible for bearing the costs associated with President Biden’s federal student loan suspension. ..."

Source: www.foxnews.com

[tag] Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2023 [/tag]

Oops! EPA lists additional chemicals released in East Palestine train derailment

Article Title: EPA lists additional chemicals released in East Palestine train derailment
Snippet of Article: "Of the roughly 50 train cars that derailed on Friday, Feb. 3, about 20 were listed as carrying hazardous materials. On its website, EPA posted a list, provided by Norfolk Southern, of the chemicals in the cars involved in the derailment. Two chemicals, butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride, have previously been disclosed, with vinyl chloride leading to a mandatory evacuation last Monday. In its letter to the company, EPA listed the three other chemicals involved in the derailment: ethylhexyl acrylate, which can cause burning on the skin and in the eyes, coughing and shortness of breath; isobutylene, which can make people dizzy and drowsy; and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether which can cause coughing, dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, nausea, and weakness if inhaled."

Source: www.wesa.fm

[tag] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), East Palestine Train Derailment, Toxic Chemical Release, Worst Chemical Disaster in U.S. History, Ohio, 2023, Biden's EPA, Evacuation,vinyl chloride, hydrogen chloride, [/tag]

Philippines Says Chinese Ship Flashed Military-Grade Laser to Disrupt Coast Guard Mission

Article Title: Philippines Says Chinese Ship Flashed Military-Grade Laser to Disrupt Coast Guard Mission
Snippet of Article: "...China’s coast guard used a military-grade laser to disrupt a resupply mission by the Philippines in the South China Sea, Philippine authorities said—the latest in a series of encounters that have raised tensions in the disputed waterway. The Philippine coast guard said in a statement Monday that Chinese coast guard vessels accompanied by boats belonging to China’s maritime militia created a blockade Feb. 6 around an atoll known as Second Thomas Shoal, which China also claims. The statement said the Chinese vessels deliberately prevented Philippine vessels from reaching an outpost there that has been a source of contention between the two nations in the pa..."

Source: www.yahoo.com

[tag] Rogue States,China,Laser Attacks (China),Military-Grade Laser, China’s maritime militia, Free Navigation of Oceans Non-Existent Due to China, Mission of U.S. Navy: keep the seas open and free, [/tag]

Chinese satellite beams green lasers over Hawaii

Article Title: Chinese satellite beams green lasers over Hawaii
Snippet of Article: "...HONOLULU (KHON) – Astronomers say a Chinese satellite has been caught on video beaming down green lasers over the Hawaiian Islands. A National Astronomical Observatory of Japan livestream camera atop the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea recorded the footage in late January...."

Source: yahoo.com

[tag] Satellite (China), Laser Attacks,China,Chinese Daqi-1/AEMS satellite, [/tag]

Trudeau orders U.S. warplane to shoot down 'object' over Canada

Article Title: Trudeau orders U.S. warplane to shoot down 'object' over Canada
Snippet of Article: "OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. warplane shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada, acting a day..."

Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/trudeau-orders-us-warplane-to-shoot-down-object-over-canada-/6958996.html

[tag] Trudeau orders U.S. warplane to shoot down 'object' over Canada [/tag]

Biden pushed Social Security sunset, fed spending freezes

Article Title: Biden pushed Social Security sunset, fed spending freezes
Snippet of Article: "...The Biden sunset provisions would have applied to the defense budget, and entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare. “It requires every program to be looked at freshly at least once every four years. The examination is not just of the increased cost of the program, but of the worthiness of the entire program..."

Source: nypost.com

[tag] Biden Social Security Plan, 1975 Biden Plans, what Biden really thinks, [/tag]

House votes to overturn radical DC city council law granting noncitizens right to vote in local elections

Article Title: House votes to overturn radical DC city council law granting noncitizens right to vote in local elections
Snippet of Article: "The Republican-led House...voted Thursday to overturn a sweeping rewrite of the criminal code passed by the D.C. City Council last year and a new law that would grant noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. ..."

Source: www.seattlepi.com

[tag] Radical Voting Laws allowing noncitizens to vote, Republicans Overturn Radical Noncitizen Voting Law, [/tag]

Ex-FBI Agents to Tell House Panel of Bureau's 'Politicization'

Article Title: Ex-FBI Agents to Tell House Panel of Bureau's 'Politicization'
Snippet of Article: "Two former FBI agents on Thursday will tell a House panel that the bureau has been transformed into a partisan agency that has targeted individuals and their constitutional rights...Thomas J. Baker and Nicole Parker, both former FBI agents, are expected to testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. "Americans have lost faith in the Federal Bureau of Investigation"

Source: www.newsmax.com

[tag] FBI,Weaponization of the Federal Government, [/tag]

The DHS/FBI Teleporter One-Way Telecommunications Channel into Twitter, How the FBI Used and Paid Twitter for Censorship

Article Title: The DHS/FBI Teleporter One-Way Telecommunications Channel into Twitter, How the FBI Used and Paid Twitter for Censorship
Snippet of Article: "...As Shellenberger notes on paragraph 46, “The FBI’s influence campaign may have been helped by the fact that it was paying Twitter millions of dollars for its staff time. “I am happy to report we have collected $3,415,323 since October 2019!” reports an associate of Jim Baker in early 2021.”..."

Source: www.sgtreport.com

[tag]Department of Homeland Security,FBI,Teleporter One-Way Telecommunications Channel into Twitter, Censorship by U.S. Federal Government, [/tag]

REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION DELIVERED TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON FEBRUARY 7, 2023--PM 1

Text Version: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION DELIVERED TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON FEBRUARY 7, 2023--PM 1

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States which was which was ordered to lie on the table:

To the Congress of the United States:
Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Leaders of our military. Mr. Chief Justice, Associate Justices, and retired Justices of the Supreme Court. And you, my fellow Americans. READ IN FULL

LISTEN

Source: www.congress.gov

REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION DELIVERED TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON FEBRUARY 7 2023--PM 1

Liberal Anger Over Southern Border as Alejandro Mayorkas Faces GOP Investigation for his failed ability to lead

Article Title: House Republicans laying plans to impeach homeland security secretary
Snippet of Article: "Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is emerging as the Biden administration’s biggest target...House Republicans, who seek to make him the first cabinet secretary impeached in more than a century. ..."

Source: www.wsj.com

[tag] Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas,Border Invasion,Foreign Invasion of U.S. Borders and States,Failed Border Policies and Biden State of the Union failures, State of the Union 2023, Examples of Poor Leadership, [/tag]

High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Effects and Protection

Article Title: High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Effects and Protection
Snippet of Article: "...Electromagnetic shielding provides excellent protection against direct absorption effects (i.e., electromagnetic waves impinging directly onto equipment) of the E1 and E2 phases of HEMP. Various metals and other materials with differing weights, sizes, and costs can provide very high levels of electromagnetic wave attenuation to protect equipment. The material selected ties directly to the level of protection needed and the infrastructure to be protected. Shielding can be incorporated in both new construction and renovations, and for whole structures or within specific areas or rooms, or even individual equipment items. The most common shielding method uses metal containers and boxes, and is particularly suitable for small equipment. The most common metal employed in shielding is copper. However, other metals can be used such as aluminum or steel. In special instances, more exotic metals, such as ferromagnetic alloy metals, are used, particularly when magnetic effects come into play. Larger areas or whole buildings may be shielded with metal sheeting, or metal foils and conductive paints can be used. Additionally, emerging technologies such as electrically conductive concretes are increasingly attracting attention. In these cases, cost must be weighed against the desired level of protection. ..."

Source: www.wbdg.org

[tag] High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), [/tag]

45th Pres. Trump: Shoot down the balloon!

Article Title: 45th Pres. Trump: Shoot down the balloon!
Snippet of Article: "...45th President Trump believes the Chinese surveillance balloon hovering above the U.S. should be shot down. Here’s a look at his video statement blasting the Biden administration over its lack of action against China...."

Source: www.oann.com

[tag] President Trump Would Have Shot Down China Spy Balloon Violating U.S. Airspace, Protectors of America, Leadership Examples, [/tag]

Hiding the Truth: Biden Knew About Classified Documents Find Prior to Mid-Term Elections

Article Title: National Archives press release on Biden classified docs was BLOCKED
Snippet of Article: "...National Archives was prevented from notifying the public that classified documents were found at President Joe Biden's think tank back in November, raising questions over who stopped the information from coming out. ...only two entities that could give the order to the Archives are the White House and the Department of Justice – putting the onus on either Biden or Attorney General Merrick Garland."

Source: www.msn.com

[tag] DOJ, Biden, National Archives, Classified Document Finds, [/tag]

Americans name the US’ worst problem

Article Title: Americans name the US’ worst problem
Snippet of Article: "...Americans say a lack of leadership from President Biden and the Congress is the country’s biggest problem ..."

Source: nypost.com

[tag] Failed Biden Presidency,Destruction of America,Foreign Invasion of Southern Border,Inflation,Social Security,Crime,American economy, [/tag]

The Constitution Guarantees Equality, not Equity

Article Title: The Constitution Guarantees Equality, not Equity
Snippet of Article: "...Notice, for example, that the executive order didn't refer to advancing racial equality ... the bedrock principle enunciated by America's founders in the second paragraph of our nation's Declaration of Independence: ''We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.'' Differences between equality and equity are fundamental and crucial: differences between assuring equal opportunities and equal outcomes; between equal treatment under the law and fingers on scales of justice; between unbiasedly judging people's behaviors and achievements as individuals — or stereotypically as members of groups; between rewarding those who strive for achievements and those who don't. ..."

Source: www.newsmax.com

[tag] Equality vs Equity, [/tag]

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Releases Guidance on Increasing Opportunities for Federal Internships, Fellowships, and Other Early Career Programs

Article Title: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Releases Guidance on Increasing Opportunities for Federal Internships, Fellowships, and Other Early Career Programs
Snippet of Article: "...increasing opportunities for internships, fellowships, apprenticeships, and other student and early career programs in the Federal Government. This guidance advances the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) and strengthens the Federal government’s ability to recruit, hire, develop, promote, and retain the nation’s best talent as outlined in Executive Order 14035. “Early career programs are a critical pathway into Federal service..."

Source: www.opm.gov

[tag]Federal Internships, Fellowships, Career Programs,Employment, Racial Preference in Hiring, [/tag]

The Cold, Hard Truth About The Intelligence Community

Article Title: The Cold, Hard Truth About The Intelligence Community
Snippet of Article: "...Wise tells the paper he does not regret signing a now ridiculous letter two years ago warning the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation. Remember that? Back in 2020? This week Wise tells the paper he signed it knowing a good portion of that laptop had to be real. That letter was signed by fifty other former members of the intelligence community. Those members include former President Barack Obama’s Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, CIA Director John Brennan, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Their signatures on the letter were used to wave away bombshell revelations on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Even the Washington Post and New York Times, two years later, verified the contents of the laptop. ..."

Source: One America News

[tag] National Intelligence, Corruption in U.S. Government,Hunter Biden laptop, CIA, Barack Obama, [/tag]

Biden 'secrecy' over migrant relocations bringing border crisis to 'every state'

Article Title: Biden 'secrecy' over migrant relocations bringing border crisis to 'every state'
Snippet of Article: "Several Republican members of Congress from New York have sent a letter to President Biden to demand answers on illegal immigrants who have been shipped across the country by the administration, including upstate New York, and slamming the "secrecy" of the migrant transfers. "We write following reports that your administration is actively settling migrants in Upstate New York communities..."

Source: www.foxnews.com

[tag] Foreign Invasion of U.S. Borders and States, [/tag]

Rep. Chip Roy: DirecTV Action Proves Conservative Media Being Targeted

Article Title: Rep. Roy: DirecTV Action Proves Conservative Media Being Targeted
Snippet of Article: "It is obvious "conservative media networks are being targeted," according to Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. ...There is "too much collusion" taking place among Democrats, bureaucratic agencies, and Big Tech. "And these are all things happening in real time, and the American people are sick of getting rolled over," Roy added...Go to our online petition and get more info at: iWantNewsmax.com"

Source: www.newsmax.com

[tag] DirecTV, Partisan Media,anti-American propaganda, [/tag]

Biden's Refusal to Negotiate on Pulling Pork in Debt Ceiling Argument Will Force a Financial Crisis

Article Title: Now Refusing to Negotiate, Biden Famously Led Previous Debt Ceiling Talks
Snippet of Article: "If anything, Democrats wanted much more spending, as is almost always the case. They went on to shovel nearly $2 trillion out the door in COVID relief in a wasteful, inflationary and partisan bill, shortly after Biden took office. They also came within a tiny handful of votes of spending $5 trillion more in a 'Build Back Better' package that was eventually pared down to a still-foolish spending binge risibly marketed as "inflation reduction." ..."

Source: townhall.com

[tag] Debt Ceiling vs Biden Refusal to Negotiate, Biden Legacy, Republicans want pork removed from Debt Ceiling result, Bankrupting America Under Biden Admin, [/tag]