VA Employee Indicted on Charges of Distributing Child Porn on Public WiFi
A federal employee at the VA Medical Center has been indicted on charges of distributing explicit content involving children over the agency’s public WiFi network.
Seeking Accountability: Fallout from TSP Website Problems
TSP website problems have led to an upcoming GAO investigation and a bill to create an Inspector General at the agency.
Federal Employee Mental Health Issues on the Rise
Mental health conditions can qualify federal employees for Federal Disability Retirement.
Protecting Social Security From Hobgoblins
The author says that neither political party has a viable plan to help Social Security.
OPM Retirement Backlog Barely Budges in August
The total size of the OPM retirement backlog saw almost no change in August 2022.
IRS Exposed Personal Data of Over 100k Taxpayers Online
The Internal Revenue Service accidentally published confidential information involving about 120,000 taxpayers on its website before discovering the mistake and removing the data.
VA to Begin Offering Abortions in Certain Cases
For the first time in the agency’s history, the VA will begin offering abortion services in certain cases, even in states where it is not legal.
Bill Would Prohibit Some Federal Employees From Owning Stocks
Recently introduced legislation would prohibit some federal employees and their spouses from owning individual stocks while working for the government.
David Jones Resigns from FRTIB
One of the Board members on the FRTIB has resigned effective later this month. The agency will still continue to operate as normal.
TSP Performance Continues to Suffer: One Core Fund Down 22% This Year
August TSP fund performance reflects the abysmal performance of the stock market in 2022. Other than the G Fund, all TSP Funds went down in August.
