Author: Benefits Ben

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the financial literacy components.

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the hiring concerns that were accentuated.

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the IT concerns that were accentuated.

75% of the federal staff at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were almost furloughed with revenue from applications sharply declining

The Winners of the 2020 Invention and Software Awards went to teams designing systems for drones, robo-gloves, and an “app store” for Astronauts

The Presidential Rank Awards were Canceled for only the second time in its 41-year-old history. The first time was in 2013 during a recession.

The General Scale Pay Raise for 2021 is set to be 1% unless Congress can change it- the Military’s pay is set to increase 3% next year

The Federal Viewpoint Survey, or FEVS, for 2020 Gets Postponed Again, Plus the Results from Last Year’s questionnaire about the US Government’s workforce

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has received more than 6,000 Unsafe Work Environment Complaints related to the Coronavirus- along with harsh criticism.

The Asian Giant Hornet, known as “murder hornets,” are not likely to cause the damage that sensational preliminary reports suggested.