Katie Porter decimates Louis DeJoy’s leadership of USPS with a sharpie

Article Title: Katie Porter decimates Louis DeJoy’s leadership of USPS with a sharpie
Snippet of Article: "...Appearing via video link during a House oversight committee hearing in Chicago, the Democrat ran through the results from the audit that found “that by the spring of 2020 [on time] mail delivery was right around 92 per cent,” before collapsing by January. She held-up a whiteboard with a chart showing how “on time” USPS deliveries went from about 92 per cent in the spring of 2020 to around ..."

Source: yahoo.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

What is the average FERS retirement?

Article Title: What is the average FERS retirement?
Snippet of Article: "...What is the average FERS retirement? The average federal civil servant who retired in fiscal year 2016 was 61.5 years old and had served 26.8 years of federal service. Workers who retired under FERS received an average monthly income of $ 1,834. ..."

Source: www.roadlesstraveledstore.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Reverend Al Sharpton Shouted Down at Del Rio Border

Article Title: Reverend Al Sharpton Shouted Down at Del Rio Border
Snippet of Article: "...Mr. Sharpton, why have you not been an advocate for the kids who are being trafficked at the border right now. All the kids that are being brought over have been drugged or sedated coming into the country,” one man describing himself as a first generation latino and a news source called “Border Report News.” Sharpton was asked why he was a racist, as well. "Nobody wants you in Texas! Get out with your racism! This is a loving community. Get out of Texas!..."

Source: sanangelolive.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Federal workers' union suggests it will accept Biden vaccine mandate

Article Title: Federal workers' union suggests it will accept Biden vaccine mandate
Snippet of Article: "...The union, which said it has urged the workers it represents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, said it will work to ensure government agencies accommodate employees getting immunized..."

Source: www.reuters.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Federal workers asked to volunteer for 'urgent' border effort amid influx of children

Article Title: Federal workers asked to volunteer for 'urgent' border effort amid influx of children
Snippet of Article: "...The Department of Health and Human Services, which partnered with the Office of Personnel Management, is seeking volunteers for up to 120-day deployments to work for the HHS program that serves unaccompanied migrant children in the US, according to an OPM memo and job posting for federal employees...Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked department employees to volunteer to help support the "surge" of migrants along the US- Mexico border, calling the situation overwhelming..."

Source:www.cnn.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

How to Watch Biden’s First News Conference (video)

Article Title: How to Watch Biden’s First News Conference

Snippet of Article: "...Watch Live Here..."

Source: www.nytimes.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, When was Biden's first official news conference as president? (March 25, 2021), , [/tag]

Politicians unload on Kamala Harris for her past comments comparing ICE officers to the KKK and saying undocumented immigrants are not criminals after Biden made her immigration czar

She wants to decriminalize illegal border crossing

Article Title: Politicians unload on Kamala Harris for her past comments comparing ICE officers to the KKK and saying undocumented immigrants are not criminals after Biden made her immigration czar
Snippet of Article: "...senator from Missouri, tweeted Wednesday: 'This is the person Joe Biden is putting in charge of the border - an advocate for decriminalizing illegal border crossing.' He was referencing how Harris raised her hand during a Democratic primary debate in June 2019 when candidates were asked if they were in favor of decriminalizing border crossings..."

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

3.2% Federal Pay Raise Bill Appears in Senate

Article Title: 3.2% Federal Pay Raise Bill Appears in Senate
Snippet of Article: "... feds make around 23% less than their private sector counterparts. “Federal employees have endured much over the last few years, from paltry annual pay increases to additional financial challenges because of the COVID pandemic,” Erwin said. “Federal families are hurting just as much as the rest of America, and when a million or more federal workers do not get a pay increase to offset rising costs, communities all over the country feel it too..."

Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, 2022 Federal Pay Raise Bill, [/tag]

Census Chief Got Kickbacks for Securing Pal a Job: Feds

Article Title: Census Chief Got Kickbacks for Securing Pal a Job: Feds
Snippet of Article: "...Choudhury, who is 46 years old and has worked for the federal government since 2015 according to public records, faces a prison term of up to two years if convicted. The Census Bureau, an agency under the aegis of the Department of Commerce, has previously come under fire over corruption allegations related to the 2020 national headcount..."

Source: www.thedailybeast.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Workforce shortages are ‘significant’ to agencies’ high-risk problems

Article Title: Workforce shortages are ‘significant’ to agencies’ high-risk problems
Snippet of Article: "...OPM has placed special focus on closing skills gaps in cybersecurity across the federal government, but has not given similar attention to the other science, technology, math and engineering fields that are in equally high demand at many agencies..."

Source: www.armytimes.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

White House Weighs New Cybersecurity Approach After Failure to Detect Hacks

Article Title: White House Weighs New Cybersecurity Approach After Failure to Detect Hacks
Snippet of Article: "...In the end, the hacks were detected long after they had begun not by any government agency but by private computer security firms. The full extent of the damage to American interests from the hacks is not yet clear, but the..."

Source: www.nytimes.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Rep. Graves Votes To Stop Automatic Pay Raise For Federal Employees

Article Title: Rep. Graves Votes To Stop Automatic Pay Raise For Federal Employees
Snippet of Article: "...Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.-14) issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 273, which passed the House on Friday and would block the automatic pay increase for federal employees this year..."

Source: www.chattanoogan.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Turned 60 last year? Social Security has an unpleasant surprise for you

Article Title: Turned 60 last year? Social Security has an unpleasant surprise for you
Snippet of Article: "...chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, said in testimony in July that a decline in the average wage index for 2020 could result in a benefit that is 9.1% lower than expected beginning in 2022. For example, a beneficiary who becomes eligible for Social Security benefits in 2021 and had earnings at the same pace as the average wage index during his career would have a monthly benefit check of about..."

Source: www.msn.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Unemployed workers are hit with another shock: Many owe the government money for health insurance

Article Title: Unemployed workers are hit with another shock: Many owe the government money for health insurance
Snippet of Article: "...According to the federal government, Ryan earned too much money on unemployment. It was more money than she would have made working as a preschool teacher, and it bumped her into a different income bracket that reduced her Affordable Care Act insurance subsidy..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

U.S. Federal Government Employee Lookup: May include name, job title, duty station, and salary for most Federal civilian employees

Article Title: U.S. Federal Government Employee Lookup: May include name, job title, duty station, and salary for most Federal civilian employees
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. Information available through this dataset may include name, job title, duty station, and salary for most Federal civilian employees. Some individual's names have been withheld by the OPM or specific agencies for security reasons. While FederalPay attempts to provide this dataset as a public service, exactly as provided by the OPM, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the results provided. ..."

Source: www.federalpay.org

[tag] Federal Employee News, Open Government Transparency Guidelines, FederalPay.org, EHRI-SDM Dataset,Data Sources,federal employee pay,how much does a federal government employee make?, [/tag]

Will Biden Live Up to His Pay Promises to Federal Workers and Social Security?

Article Title: Biden Vows to Raise Federal Employees' Pay and Protect Benefits
Snippet of Article: "...Joe Biden this week promised that if he is elected president, he would provide federal employees with “regular pay increases” and abandon proposals by the Trump administration to make them contribute more to their retirement and other non-salary benefits...“We must make Social Security more generous and increase its benefits so that current and future retirees enjoy the dignified retirement they’ve earned,” Biden wrote..."

Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, Biden, 2021 Federal Employee Pay, federal pay, Social Security, [/tag]

OPM Moves to Allow Agencies to Appoint Some Employees Into 10-Year Temporary Jobs

Article Title: OPM Moves to Allow Agencies to Appoint Some Employees Into 10-Year Temporary Jobs
Snippet of Article: "...Trump administration says regulation would provide key flexibility, but it could also circumvent normal hiring procedures and benefits..."

Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, Hiring, [/tag]

President moves to end ‘un-American’ diversity training for feds

Article Title: President moves to end ‘un-American’ diversity training for feds
Snippet of Article: "...workplaces will no longer be allowed to conduct “divisive, anti-American propaganda” training that focuses on race theory and white privilege. “It has come to the president’s attention that executive branch agencies have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to date ‘training’ government workers to believe divisive, anti-American propaganda,” OMB director Russell Vought wrote in a memo to agency leaders..."

Source: www.federaltimes.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, anti-white training, racist federal workforce training, anti-American propaganda, divisive propaganda, [/tag]

Court Dismisses Union’s Lawsuit Over Federal Employees’ Right to Talk ‘Impeachment’ and 'Resistance'

Article Title: Court Dismisses Union’s Lawsuit Over Federal Employees’ Right to Talk ‘Impeachment’ and 'Resistance'
Snippet of Article: "... guidance to federal workers that cautioned against using the terms “resistance” and “impeachment.” The guidance said, “‘Resistance,’ ‘#resist’ and similar terms have become inextricably linked with the electoral success (or failure) of the president,” so statements with those terms in relation to the president represent political activity that violates the Hatch Act..."

Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Federal agents likely permanently blinded by Portland protesters’ lasers

Article Title: Federal agents likely permanently blinded by Portland protesters’ lasers
Snippet of Article: "...Three federal agents who were sent to Portland, Ore., to try to help quell the city’s violent protests were “likely left permanently blinded” from clashes, White House officials said Friday. “A federal agent’s hand was impaled by planted nails, another federal agent ..."

Source: nypost.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Domestic Terrorism, domestic counterterrorism, Federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, [/tag]

The IRS will pay you interest if your refund is delayed this tax season

Article Title: The IRS will pay you interest if your refund is delayed this tax season
Snippet of Article: "...In essence, taxpayers who file their return on or before July 15, the new tax-filing and payment due date, and are owed a refund will earn interest. As Rubin put it, the IRS is "paying for the privilege of holding on to the money since April 15," just as a taxpayer would pay the IRS if they owed money..."

Source: www.businessinsider.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Mark Meadows says federal employee who leaked social media executive order 'no longer works for the federal government'

Article Title: Mark Meadows says federal employee who leaked social media executive order 'no longer works for the federal government'
Snippet of Article: "..."All the sudden, this proposed EO shows up in the New York Times. And it was really fed to the New York Times by a federal worker that didn't agree with this administration, or at least it appears that they didn't. And they didn't agree with the EO, and so they took it and fed it to outside sources. And I'm glad to say we were able to track that person down. They no longer work for the federal government," Meadows said..."

Source: www.washingtonexaminer.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

5 Benefits of Serving in the Civil Service After Your Military Career

Article Title: 5 Benefits of Serving in the Civil Service After Your Military Career
Snippet of Article: "...if you formerly served on active duty, your military service can provide you with additional benefits under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). These benefits can be incredibly valuable and can help you earn a more lucrative FERS retirement..."

Source: www.military.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

"Get My Payment" IRS Stimulus Tracking Tool

Article Title: IRS to roll out an official tool for tracking stimulus checks
Snippet of Article: "...having been sent out to taxpayers over the weekend, the IRS will be launching a tool this week called "Get My Payment," which is expected to be available by Friday, April 17, according to a report by CNBC. Get My Payment is a tracking tool that will ..."

Source: yahoo.com

[tag] Get My Payment, [/tag]

The government stimulus checks soon coming to millions of Americans will be tax-free

Article Title: The government stimulus checks soon coming to millions of Americans will be tax-free
Snippet of Article: "...they won't be taxed as income, according to Nicole Kaeding, the vice president of policy promotion and an economist at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation..."

Source: www.businessinsider.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

U.S. Postal Service employee at Pennsylvania postal facility tests positive for coronavirus

Article Title: U.S. Postal Service employee at Bethlehem Township facility tests positive for coronavirus
Snippet of Article: "...An employee of the U.S. Postal Service’s Lehigh Valley Processing & Distribution Center in Bethlehem Township has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus..."

Source: www.msn.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

CoronaCrash: Stock Market Crashes On Coronavirus News

Article Title: Stock Market Plunges On Coronavirus News
Snippet of Article: "...stock market plunged early Monday, as the coronavirus continues to spread outside of China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average crashed nearly 1,000 points in today's stock market...The coronavirus continues to spread outside of China. South Korea raised its threat level to "red alert, " the highest national threat level. Confirmed cases jumped to 763, up 161 over the last 24 hours..."

Source: www.investors.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, CoronaCrash (Coronavirus hit Markets on Feb. 24, 2020), Coronavirus 2020, C Fund, [/tag]

Quid Pro Quo: Dems seek a favor of parental-leave be granted in return for concessions to secure the Space Force

Article Title: Democrats leveraged Trump’s fixation on Space Force to pursue parental-leave victory for federal workers
Snippet of Article: "...Democratic lawmakers and the White House struck a tentative bargain late last week to create the Space Force in exchange for new parental-leave benefits for the federal workforce. If approved, it would be the biggest victory for federal employees in nearly 30 years..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

What is the legal definition of Quid Pro Quo? A favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something.

Federal employees will pay over 5% more toward FEHB premiums in 2020

Article Title: Federal employees will pay over 5% more toward FEHB premiums in 2020
Snippet of Article: "...Some FEHB enrollees will see smaller premium hikes, while others will notice much larger increases depending on the type of their current plan. Some local plans, for example, are expected to go up between 7.9-and-14% percent in 2020.’ The popular Blue Cross and Blue Shield nationwide benefit plans will see..."

Source: federalnewsnetwork.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

What Needs to Happen for Civilians to Get a 2020 Pay Raise

Article Title: What Needs to Happen for Civilians to Get a 2020 Pay Raise
Snippet of Article: "...President Trump is required to issue an alternative pay plan by the end of August, or else sizeable automatic pay increases, particularly in terms of locality pay, take effect as part of the 1990 Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act..."

Source: www.govexec.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]