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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is seeking information from the Defense Department as to how many cases it has opened in recent years for employees’ mishandling of classified information.
The appeals court agrees with the Merit Systems Protection Board that just because an HR Specialist had access to confidential personnel databases and was labeled a manager by her agency does not mean that she was in a management position or one that otherwise gave the Board jurisdiction over her adverse action (demotion) appeal.
A claims submission blackout will be in effect for the FSAFEDS program for the month of August. Federal employees who need financial assistance during this time will have the option of getting short term, interest free loans.
Current enrollees in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) will see a premium increase this fall. OPM has distributed a letter to enrollees with information on what options they have to deal with this change.
Republican lawmakers sent two letters to government officials demanding more information and requesting further investigation into Hillary Clinton’s actions after the FBI Director announced he was not going to recommend criminal charges against her.
The author discusses the case of an employee who could lose her job through no fault of her own due to a mistake made by her agency’s human resources department. He describes the latest details of the case and what he believes to be the broader implications of the situation for federal employment.
Two Senators think that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should have her security clearance revoked because of her handling of classified material through the use of a personal email server set up to conduct government business during her tenure as Secretary of State.
The House of Representatives passed a legislation package today that aims to tackle a myriad of issues from banning federal employees from watching pornography at work and using unsecured private email servers to conduct government business to extending the probationary period for some federal workers.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association and the White House are in agreement on a bill scheduled for vote in the House: it would be bad for federal workers.
OPM was able to process more applications than it received in June to make a slight reduction in the outstanding backlog of retirement applications.
