The Thrift Savings Plan board is reminding participants about changes to contribution limits coming for 2025. Generally, TSP participants will be able to contribute a maximum of $23,500 to their accounts next year. But participants…
December 24, 2024
A new survey of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation employees finds that a majority feel safe, valued and respected in their workplace. But more than a quarter of the respondents say harassment is common in…
December 22, 2024
In today’s Federal Newscast, the Senate has cleared the path to a final vote on the Social Security Fairness Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 19, 2024
In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Homeland Security’s new AI chatbot, DHSChat, is now available to roughly 19,000 employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 18, 2024
In today’s Federal Newscast, President-elect Donald Trump promised yesterday to dismiss any feds who don’t come to work onsite full time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 17, 2024
Federal agencies are facing a partial shutdown on December 21st at midnight if Congress doesn’t pass another continuing resolution or the funding bills for fiscal 2025. Agencies began preparing for a partial government shutdown on…
December 17, 2024
A bipartisan bill in the House envisions a new way for the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit doctors. The Supporting Medical Students and VA Workforce Act would create a new scholarship program in which…
December 13, 2024
Department of Veterans Affairs is dealing with a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall and awarded bonuses to career executives not eligible to receive them last year. Now the top Republicans on the House and Senate VA committees…
December 12, 2024
The top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee will keep his post in the next session of Congress. Congressman Mike Bost will continue to serve as the committee’s chairman for the next two years.…
December 12, 2024
The next leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee is backing President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to clear out top officials at the FBI. Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on FBI Director Chris Wray and his second…
December 11, 2024
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn plans to introduce a new package of bills this week, called the DOGE Acts. One bill would require agencies to report to Congress on the impacts of expanded telework and remote…
December 10, 2024
Some employees at the Social Security Administration have locked in their current telework levels through 2029. The agency reached an agreement last week with one of its unions, the American Federation of Government Employees. The updated…
December 9, 2024
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth is asking President-elect Donald Trump to support her legislation to expand insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization for military personnel. In a letter to Trump, Duckworth is urging the President-elect to…
December 6, 2024
A watchdog report finds Veterans Affairs incorrectly processed disability claims from veterans and underpaid benefits that some veterans were eligible for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 5, 2024