Federal Employees elect to enroll in FEGLI Options A, B, & C when first eligible, but adding it later can get tricky- Open Seasons, Physicals, & FEGLI Qualifying Life Events
Space-X to Launch Astronauts for NASA
First space launch with humans onboard in a commercially built spaceship will be NASA’s first blastoff from the US since 2011, Space-X to Launch Astronauts for NASA
Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees?
A bill proposed in the Senate would prevent Federal Employees from downloading the TikTok app on their Government phones- Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees?
USPS Finances: $4.5 Billion Loss, $17.8 Billion in Revenue in 2nd Quarter
USPS Finances: Doubled Q2 2019 Losses, impacted by Coronavirus- what the current state of the US Postal Service?
Federal Agencies Now Allowed to Use HackerOne for Cybersecurity
The ethical hacking company, HackerOne, has been contracted by the DoD since 2017 – it recently received authorization for use across all Federal Agencies-
Federal Biomedical Research: HHS Issues Guidance About 2016 Legislation
HHS (Health & Human Services) just issued guidance about utilizing a law from 2016 that lets the agency hire up to 2,000 scientists above the federal salary cap for Federal Biomedical Research
President Fires Fourth Inspector General This Year, Steve Linick
Both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have criticized the latest removal of an Inspector General, Steve Linick, Trump’s fourth such firing of 2020
Positions Filled: New Postmaster General & OMB’s Deputy CIO
Louis DeJoy will take over as the new Postmaster General, Maria Roat fills Deputy CIO Position at OMB
Options for Federal Employees with MSPB Cases in Limbo
The MSPB Can’t Legally make a decision until new board members get Senate Approval- leaving thousands of undecided MSPB cases in limbo
Social Security Administration Backlog Decreases 11% Since Teleworking
Teleworking has increased productivity in some agencies- like the Social Security Administration, where 53,000 feds working from home led to an 11% decrease in their backlog