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Misuse of Government Property Can Be a Firing Offense

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithOctober 5, 2022 10:10 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A Treasury Department employee who accessed agency personnel data to try to find support for a claim against the agency found himself in trouble.

Cash for Vaccines: Biden Calls for $100 Payments to Newly Vaccinated Americans

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJuly 29, 2021 4:28 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
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President Biden is urging state and local governments to provide payments to newly vaccinated Americans as an added incentive to get the COVID vaccine.

Some Stimulus Payments Coming Via Debit Cards

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: January 8, 2021 7:14 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
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Some of the remaining COVID-19 stimulus payments are being distributed via prepaid debit cards.

Did You Get a Coronavirus Stimulus Check Sent to a Dead Person? The IRS Wants it Back

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 9, 2020 8:32 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The IRS has mistakenly sent some of the coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased individuals and is now asking for them to be returned.

No Movement on Changing the $20 Bill

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 21, 2019 10:14 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The government previously approved changing the face of the $20 bill, but it appears that effort has waned after the 2016 election.

Bill Would Authorize Interest Free Loans During the Shutdown

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJanuary 18, 2019 10:56 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

A new legislative proposal would require the Treasury Department to make interest free loans available to federal employees during the shutdown.

IRS to Reduce Collection of Personal Donor Information in Certain Cases

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: July 24, 2018 5:38 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
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The Treasury Department announced that the IRS will no longer require certain tax-exempt organizations to file personally identifiable information about their donors.

Mnuchin: 90% of Wage Earners Will See Higher Paychecks Under New Withholding Tables

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJanuary 12, 2018 10:16 AM Categories Agency News, Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Wooden cubes with numbers "2018" sitting on top of a series of tax forms alongside a calculator

The IRS has released new tax withholding tables, and many employees should start seeing higher paychecks by February according to the Treasury Department.

Lawmakers Worried Treasury Department Will Use New Tax Tables for Political Gain

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: January 15, 2018 2:53 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Two lawmakers are worried that the Treasury Department will “unduly influence” tax withholding tables to skew the apparent benefits of the new tax law.

Treasury Suspends Investment Into Federal Employee Retirement Funds to Avoid Hitting Debt Ceiling

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 11, 2017 5:57 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
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The Treasury Department has announced it will no longer be able to fully invest in two federal employee retirement funds to avoid hitting the debt ceiling.

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