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We know a little more now about both cyber breaches at the Office of Personnel Management. But there are still plenty of questions. David Snell is the director of the federal benefits service department at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. He testified before the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittees on Research and Technology and Oversight last week. He tells In Depth guest host Jared Serbu that he's worried not just about the breaches themselves, but the lack of communication between OPM and the federal workforce since then.
July 13, 2015 -
The fact that there are so many millionaires in Congress worries many people. But Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the solution may be to pay them less, not more money.
July 10, 2015 -
The National Treasury Employees Union announced Wednesday it was suing OPM, saying the agency violated the constitutional rights of union members.
July 08, 2015 -
The House on Tuesday passed a bill making it easier for part-time federal land management employees to become full-time.
July 08, 2015 -
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) wants the Office of Personnel Management's inspector general to investigate the full-suite of systems OPM uses to store personal background investigation information.
July 06, 2015 -
Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says holding lawmakers accountable for their missteps and foibles is great in theory, but in practice, it might not work out.
July 06, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management cyber breaches are pushing the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to encourage agencies to move to the Einstein program. That program is billed as a way to uncover intrusions. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, is working on the bill along with the chairman of the Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). Carper tells In Depth with Francis Rose why he and Senator Johnson think the bill is necessary and what they want it to accomplish.
July 02, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management has extended credit monitoring services to just a fraction of the victims of the recent breaches on its personnel databases. Many more — including federal employees' family members and contractors — are wondering if and when they'll be offered the same treatment.
June 26, 2015 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted on Monday to confirm a new leader for the Transportation Security Administration in the wake of reports of startling security gaps at U.S. airports. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter…
June 23, 2015 -
Should Office of Personnel Director Katherine Archuleta resign over data breach? Weigh in and take our poll.
June 23, 2015 -
Second-term Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina lost his chairmanship of the Government Operations subcommittee, shortly after Speaker John Boehner expressed anger over rank-and-file Republicans voting against party-backed \"rules\" that govern individual bills. Such votes traditionally divide along partisan lines and are seen as matters of party loyalty.
June 23, 2015 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Government Operations subcommittee will get a new chairman. The old one -- Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) -- lost his chairmanship after a vote on a trade bill. David Hawkings is Senior Editor at Roll Call and writes the Hawkings Here blog. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the punishment policy that eliminates a potential ally of Feds in the Republican caucus.
June 22, 2015 -
Shutdown talk is coming back to Congress -- at least from some leaders like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). The reason though is rather arcane. It\'s really about when another budget deal is made to avoid sequestration. Bob Tobias is a professor of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what he\'s hearing from federal managers and workers about a rumored shutdown.
June 22, 2015 -
The Senate packed a lot into its version of the 2016 Defense authorization bill before final passage Thursday afternoon, and in a notable break from recent history, the full package passed well before the start of the new fiscal year.
June 22, 2015 -
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) joins in the questioning of how OPM made the decision to award a contract to Winvale for credit monitoring services. The senator and AFGE are hearing from current and former federal employees complaining about the services provided under the $20.7 million deal.
June 19, 2015