Federal Biomedical Research: HHS Issues Guidance About 2016 Legislation
HHS (Health & Human Services) just issued guidance about utilizing a law from 2016 that lets the agency hire up to 2,000 scientists above the federal salary cap for Federal…
President Fires Fourth Inspector General This Year, Steve Linick
Both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have criticized the latest removal of an Inspector General, Steve Linick, Trump’s fourth such firing of 2020
Positions Filled: New Postmaster General and OMB’s Deputy CIO
Louis DeJoy will take over as the new Postmaster General, Maria Roat fills Deputy CIO Position at OMB
Social Security Administration Backlog Decreases 11% Since Teleworking
Teleworking has increased productivity in some agencies- like the Social Security Administration, where 53,000 feds working from home led to an 11% decrease in their backlog
IRS Operating at Reduced Capacity Due to Coronavirus: Tax Refunds Delayed
Tax Refunds Delayed: Due to teleworking Feds and the CARES Act Stimulus Payments, the issuance of some Tax Refunds are being Heavily Delayed
Pentagon Releases UFO Footage and Confirms Their Veracity
The Pentagon declassified footage that had already been leaked to the public in 2017. The three videos are from Navy test flights and show unidentifiable flying objects.
Rise in Scams Increases Workload for FBI ’s Cybersecurity Investigators
Scams Related to COVID-19 have made the already heavy workload for FBI Cybersecurity teams even denser as Cyberthreats from Russia and China Persist
Cybersecurity in the Federal Government
The GAO Reports Unimplemented Recommendations Involving Cybersecurity Risks at the USDA, DOI, Education Department, and State Dept. Also – How Safe is Your TSP Account?
First Steps Are Being Taken to Send Employees Back to the Office
First steps Are Being Taken to Reopen Government Agencies and Send Employees Back to The Office
Emergency Use Authorization: FDA Approves At-Home COVID-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration Approves first COVID-19 test that has “in-home” Option