At CBP, A Move to Replace Dogs with Data Appears to Hit Speed Bump
USPS and CBP haven’t implemented a law that would target International Opioids, the law relies on data instead of canines,…
OPM Issues Guidance on Modifying Federal Hiring Education Requirements
The President’s June 26th Executive Order, which aims to emphasize experience over degree requirements in Federal hiring protocols, enters the…
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Financial Literacy
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines…
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Technology in Government
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines…
Drop in Immigration Applications Almost Led to 14,000 Furloughed Feds
75% of the federal staff at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were almost furloughed with revenue from applications…
2021 Federal Pay Raise Update: 3% for the Military, at least 1% for Feds
The General Scale Pay Raise for 2021 is set to be 1% unless Congress can change it- the Military’s pay…
Legislation Introduced that would Abolish Unnecessary Federal Agencies
The Proposed Committee would identify ‘unnecessary’ federal agencies in hopes of reducing the nation’s debt- written by STWS Advisor, Jennifer…
TSP Updates: CARES Act, I-Fund, & Modernization
STWS Advisor Jen Meyer updates Federal Employees on everything happening with the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), including the CARES Act…
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…
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?