Justice Department

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Transportation Security Administration soon will offer early retirements to employees across the agency.

The Justice Department is telling agencies struggling to complete Freedom of Information Act requests during the coronavirus pandemic to finish what’s possible remotely, and keep the public in the loop about delays.

Katie Sullivan, the principal deputy assistant attorney general of the Office of Justice Programs, said her time as a state trial judge and deputy district attorney in Colorado is influencing her goals in leading the Office of Justice Programs at the Justice Department.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Justice Department won guilty pleas from the former director of procurement for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the president and CEO of a government contracting firm for bribery.

In today’s Federal Newscast, three Virginia Democrats are looking for more telework flexibilities ahead of upcoming construction on Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority lines this summer.

David Shive, the General Services Administration’s chief information officer, replaced former Justice Department CIO Joe Klimavicz, who retired from federal service in February, as vice chairman of the CIO Council.

In today’s Federal Newscast, Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen says the volunteers will receive a wellness stipend to help cover costs associated with the evacuations, including health care.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a supplies command center has been established by the Postal Service, to help its employees get masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other coronavirus supplies.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management says agencies can lift the usual limits on premium pay and set higher annual premium pay caps for specific employees.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the longer tax-filing season means more fake tax returns for the IRS.