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Congress

Repeal or reform? House lawmakers weigh responses to WEP, GPO

Many lawmakers are pushing for a full repeal of WEP and GPO, but others are instead looking to reform the benefit calculations for affected federal annuitants.

Hiring/Retention

O’Malley outlines plans to rebuild Social Security Administration workforce

Pay & Benefits

The Social Security evil twins WEP and GPO get a fresh look from Capitol Hill

Hiring/Retention

SSA says understaffing led to overpaying 2M beneficiaries since FY 2022

IT Modernization

IRS warns bill to end $80B modernization fund will 'eviscerate' plans for improved service

Agency Oversight

Why federal employees are watching the political landscape more than ever

Congress

What's next for the Biden administration's up, up, up budget proposal

FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington. The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Congress

2 bipartisan bills take aim at federal hiring process, retirement benefits

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congress

Key items affecting federal employees and retirees that remain in Congress

Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill. The House used a party-line 220-207 vote to pass the legislation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Congress

House heightens calls to change feds' Social Security benefits, workplace safety plans

Workforce

IRS brings teleworking staff back to office in phased reentry starting in May

FILE - This May 8, 2008, file photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies in Philadelphia. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service said Friday, March 12, 2021 that processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun, with the aim of having the first payments start showing up in bank accounts this weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Management

SSA ‘aggressively worked’ to give IRS data to process 30M stimulus payments

Bill Pascrell

Federal Newscast

House Dems want to know how White House plans to keep feds safe

TSA, AFGE agreement

Federal Newscast

TSA expected to soon offer early retirement to several workers

Alaa Hijazi, Jerry Connolly, Don Beyer

Federal Newscast

Virginia Congressmen want more telework flexibilities regardless of pandemic

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. The IRS provided poor customer service during this year's tax filing season as taxpayers struggled with a rise in identity theft and complications related to President Barack Obamas health law, a government watchdog said Wednesday. A new report by the National Taxpayer Advocate says the IRS has been hampered by budget cuts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Technology

IRS tackles 'new ground' juggling stimulus payments with extended filing season

In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, workers in protective suits spray disinfectant as a precaution against the COVID-19 at an indoor gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, many events that normally would draw large numbers of people are being canceled or played without fans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Federal Newscast

Sen. Gary Peters asks White House to launch a coronavirus website

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Agency Oversight

IRS performance data shows audit rate cut in half since 2010

dod audit

Federal Newscast

New bill would let military service members sue Pentagon for medical malpractice

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Nina E. Olson, The National Taxpayer Advocate poses for a portrait in her office within the US Internal Revenue Service building on March 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Nina Olson reports directly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and Taxpayer Advocate offices works independently within IRS. (Photo by Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images)

Agency Oversight

IRS watchdog: Options to extend filing season deadline 'something that we’ve been thinking about'

Medicare paper headline on hundred dollar bills

Federal Newscast

How one agency cut over $4.5B in improper payments

Kevin Brady

Federal Newscast

Proposals to reform IRS are on the way

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. He is one of four veteran Texas Republicans who are quitting Congress, meaning their state will be trading House seniority for newcomers who may be even more conservative.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Agency Oversight

Congress: Lack of leadership put SSA on 'autopilot' for too long