Federal retirement claims drop in September

The number of federal employees filing retirement claims in September was the lowest all year. Just over 6,300 employees submitted their retirement pa...

GAO: Transportation Dept. violated anti-lobbying provision with a retweet

The number of TSP millionaires continues to grow

The number of so-called TSP millionaires is continuing to go up. As of October 1st, nearly 190,000 participants in the Thrift Savings Plan have accoun...

Senate Democrats charge DOGE is putting federal data at risk

Senate Democrats are charging the Department of Government Efficiency is putting federal data at risk at the Social Security Administration, the Gener...

White House economic advisors warn of economic spillover effect of government shutdown

The White House is warning of the potential for spillover effects into the broader economy because of the government shutdown, now entering its second...

Federal unions say the current government shutdown is like no other

In today's Federal Newscast, federal employee unions are moving against an unprecedented actions during a government shutdown
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TSP participants are still seeing strong gains in all funds

In today's Federal Newscast, the Thrift Savings Plan continues its run of month-over-month gains. 
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The White House officially makes implementing AI to solve federal workforce issues a top priority

In today's Federal Newscast, the White House is officially making AI one of its science and technology priorities. 
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Federal agencies will post their own contingency plans

The White House says the public will have to look at each individual agency to find out their plans for what would happen in a government shutdown. Th...

The National Guard surpasses its recruiting goals for fiscal 2025

The National Guard has surpassed its recruiting goals for fiscal 2025. The Army and Air National Guard have enlisted nearly 50,000 new members this ye...

Agencies brace for a potential government shutdown

Agencies are bracing for a potential government shutdown, with less than a week left for Congress to reach a spending agreement. But so far, agencies...

Army rolls out new incentive to keep technical experts

The Army is rolling out a new incentive to keep some of its most experienced technical experts in uniform. A warrant officer retention bonus will offe...

Lawmakers push to expand hazard pay for federal wildland firefighters

There is a push in Congress to expand the use of hazard pay for federal wildland firefighters. Utah Congresswoman Celeste Maloy has introduced a bill...

The Senate confirms nearly 50 of Trump’s nominees

Yesterday’s Senate vote confirming nearly 50 of the president’s nominees included some big gains for the Army — filling most of that service’s senior...

Interior and Agriculture departments set to combine wildland firefighting forces

The departments of Interior and Agriculture say they are on track to combine their wildland firefighting forces into a single agency by January 2026....

House passed NDAA restore union rights for Defense civilians

Congress is considering exempting some federal employees from losing their union protections. The version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authoriz...

Watchdog finds DoD did not have sufficient data about Global Household Goods contract

A government watchdog found that the Department of Defense’s Transportation Command did not have sufficient and comprehensive data about its Global Ho...

Lawmakers call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition application

Nine Senate Democrats are calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to halt its use of a mobile facial recognition application. In a letter to IC...

Federal pay caps continue to challenge recruitment and retention efforts

Federal pay caps are contributing to ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in the Defense Department’s blue-collar workforce. A new report from...

House passes its version of 2026 defense policy bill

The House passed its version of the 2026 defense policy bill, which includes a 3.8% pay bump for service members. House Republicans pushed the bill th...

Pentagon publishes final rule implementing CMMC

The Pentagon has published the final acquisition rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The rule, released in yeste...

Federal retirement claims processing times increase

Federal employees, on average, are waiting longer to see their retirement applications processed. New data from the Office of Personnel Management for...

Energy dept sued over plan to purge FOIA requests

The Energy Department is being sued over its plan to purge old Freedom of Information Act requests. The nonprofit group American Oversight filed the s...

Department of Health and Human Services employees call for RFK Jr.’s resignation

Federal employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. A letter sign...

House Homeland Security Cmte looks to reform the Cybersecurity Sharing Act

The House Homeland Security Committee wants to reauthorize and reform the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The law expires at the end of...

Positive results for Thrift Saving Plan funds in August

All 16 funds in the Thrift Savings Plan posted positive results in August. New data from the Federal Thrift Investment Retirement Board shows that the...

Departments of Justice and Homeland Security team up to enforce trade laws

The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up to enforce compliance with trade laws. DHS and DoJ have launched a Trade...

The ruling to end federal collective bargaining agreements isn't quite over yet

An appeals court might be reconsidering its recent decision that sided with the Trump administration in orders to terminate federal union contracts. O...

CISA warns about another China-linked cyber espionage campaign

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about another China-linked cyber espionage campaign. In a joint advisory yesterday, CI...

Veterans Affairs says it has guaranteed 29 million home loans for service members

Veterans Affairs says it’s now guaranteed 29 million home loans for service members and veterans. That’s more than $4 trillion dollars in loans issued...

Lawmaker calls for an independent review of cybersecurity in the U.S. courts system

After a high-profile hack, Senator Ron Wyden is calling for an independent review of cybersecurity in the U.S. courts system. In a letter to Chief Jus...

House Democrats raise alarm about USDA relocation and reorganization plans

House committee Democrats are raising alarms about the Agriculture Department’s relocation and reorganization plans. In a letter to USDA Secretary Bro...

Senate sets date for vote on 2026 defense policy bill

The Senate will vote on its version of the 2026 defense policy bill on Sept. 2. The House has not yet scheduled a floor vote on its version of the Nat...

A new House bill would reverse cut to FEMA

A new House bill would reverse cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The FEMA Critical Staffing Act would require the agency to reinstate e...

Federal employee travel rates remain steady in 2026

Federal employees traveling for business will not see an increase in the rates the government will pay for hotels, meals and incidentals in fiscal 202...

The Air Force pauses some PCS moves due to personnel budget shortfalls

The Air Force has paused some permanent change of station moves due to personnel budget shortfalls. It’s unclear how many Airmen are affected, but the...

Veterans Affairs employees protesting across the country over Trump administration changes

Employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs are rallying across the country today in protest of the Trump administration’s changes to the VA. Th...

Veterans Affairs sets new record for disability and pension claims processing

Veterans Affairs is setting a new record for the number of disability and pension claims processed in a single year. The VA has gone through more than...

Federal appeals court gives DOGE access to sensitive data as several agencies

A federal appeals court is giving the Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive data at several agencies. The U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts looks to strengthen cyber protections

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts says it’s strengthening cyber protections after hackers hit the Judiciary's electronic case mana...