FEDWeek

DHS Budget Still Unsettled

Just two days are left before DHS budgetary authority runs out at midnight Friday (February 27), leaving the prospect of a one-department version of the partial government shutdown …More

SES Rating System Gets Scrutiny

Changes in the way federal senior executives have their performance evaluated have made little difference in terms of how many get top ratings, GAO has said. The system …More

Budget Drives Payout Changes (Published: February 25, 2015)

TSP Updates Withdrawal Forms (Published: February 25, 2015)

Transit Subsidy, TSP Bills Reintroduced (Published: February 25, 2015)

MSPB Reports on Appeals, Other Issues (Published: February 25, 2015)

Removals Continue to Drop (Published: February 25, 2015)

Loss of Temps Accounts for Most of Job Cuts (Published: February 25, 2015)

Retirement Patterns Fairly Stable (Published: February 18, 2015)

Changes in Types of Retirements (Published: February 18, 2015)

Federal Manager's Daily Report

Postal Customers Flexible on Service, Up to a Point

Postal customers are flexible regarding the levels of service they will accept, although only within limits, the Postal IG has said in a report. Service levels are among …More

Detecting Identity Theft a Major Challenge for IRS (Published: March 3, 2015)

GSA Control Over Own Vehicles Assessed (Published: March 3, 2015)

FEDweek IT

Cyber Threat, Attack Integration Center Ordered

The White House has ordered the Director of National Intelligence to establish a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center – CTIIC, tasked with keeping track of cyber threats …More

DHS: CTIIC Will Ensure Lowest-Classification of Intelligence (Published: February 27, 2015)

Federal Retirement & Financial Planning Report

Retirement Risk Index About Flat

The percentages of households at risk of not having sufficient retirement income to maintain their standards of living remained about flat in 2013 compared with 2010, with the …More

Phased Retirement Calculations (Published: February 26, 2015)

Armed Forces News

HIV-Related Assault Conviction Overturned

The five civilian judges who sit on highest appeals court in the armed forces unanimously determined that an HIV-positive Air Force non-commissioned officer did not commit aggravated assault, …More

Medal Authorized for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (Published: February 27, 2015)