Additional Sick Leave is Available for Federal Employees in 2020
A provision in recently ratified law makes Extra Sick Leave available for All Feds for the year, for those who…
Rise in Scams Increases Workload for FBI ’s Cybersecurity Investigators
Scams Related to COVID-19 have made the already heavy workload for FBI Cybersecurity teams even denser as Cyberthreats from Russia…
Cybersecurity in the Federal Government
The GAO Reports Unimplemented Recommendations Involving Cybersecurity Risks at the USDA, DOI, Education Department, and State Dept. Also – How…
Emergency Use Authorization: FDA Approves At-Home COVID-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration Approves first COVID-19 test that has “in-home” Option
Rules for Recruitment Incentives Can Be Loosened for Federal Agencies
OPM Tells Agencies- The ‘3R’ Incentive Rules are Relaxed to Allot up to 50% of Basic Pay Amidst COVID-19 Crisis.…
2021 FEHB Premiums Set to Skyrocket?
Study from California Government Finds Healthcare Premiums Could Skyrocket Over 40% for some plans in 2021- What Does this mean…
Biweekly Premium Pay Limits Can Be Lifted for Feds Fighting the Outbreak
Agencies Given Go-Ahead to Waive Biweekly Premium Pay Limitation for Employees Fighting Coronavirus Outbreak
US Postal Service on the Verge of Collapse
USPS Could be on the verge of collapse, forced to cease operating by the Fall without some sort of Bailout
NASA Astronauts Return from ISS to a Different World; Is COVID-19 in Space?
As NASA Astronauts return from the International Space Station (ISS) after a 6 month shift, they return to a world…
BLM & NFS – Will they Close Public Land?
Will they close public land due to the Coronavirus? The Bureau of Land Management & National Forest Service would have…