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OPM Says Background Check System Now Back Online after Security Tweaks
The system outage came weeks after OPM first announced personal information on millions of current and former federal employees had been stolen by hackers.
Pay & Benefits
8 Reasons Your Retirement Estimate May be Inaccurate
Some common pitfalls to watch out for.
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Puerto Rico Debt Default All But Certain, a Rating Agency Warns
Analysts at Moody’s Investors Service also say that investors are set to take a big hit when it comes to recovering what they’re owed.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 10 Years of Protection Services for Hack Victims
Committee rejects emergency funding to boost OPM’s IT infrastructure.
Management
Lawmakers Scramble to Fast-Track Deal to Prevent VA Hospital Closures
Without a budget fix, officials have said the department might have to shutter facilities, furlough workers, and freeze hiring starting in August.
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OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?
Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.
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Feds Increasingly Frustrated With Lack of State Action on Hudson River Tunnels
With the clock ticking down quickly, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx says: “[W]e need to get down to brass tacks” on such a critical infrastructure project.
News
Federal Employee Union Backs Out of Giving Donald Trump a Tour at the Border
Group does about-face with The Donald.
Route Fifty
Millennials: Living on the Edge of the Big City
Although millennials still love New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., nearby suburbs with an urban feel offer affordable alternatives as the generation ages.
Oversight
Highway Bill That Would Outsource Tax Debt Collection Clears First of Many Hurdles
The Senate voted to move forward on a six-year measure, but lots of amendments and a different House plan await.
Management
Benghazi Committee GOP: Top Kerry Aide Must Appear Next Week
Trey Gowdy says the staffer has to show up Wednesday — unless the State Department turns over more documents.
Management
How to Build a Next Gen Program That Works
Boldly go where your stakeholders are: in the cloud, online, mobile.
Defense
Obama Administration Says It's In Final Stages of Drafting Plan to Close Guantanamo
Press secretary Josh Earnest also told reporters Wednesday that if a major defense bill included a provision to prevent closing the prison, Obama would veto it.
Oversight
Play of the Day: John Kasich is Mr. Excitement
The Nightly Show looks at the newest entrant into the 2016 fold.
Route Fifty
The Ever-Improving Online Services and Security of L.A.'s City Websites
Having finally upgraded its municipal Web platform, the city wants to convert citizens into regular clients while protecting their digital assets.
Management
NASA is Training Astronauts In an Underwater Station — And Anyone Can Watch Them Online
For 14 days, a team of four "aquanauts" will live in the underwater habitat.
Management
The Argument Over Disposable Plastic Water Bottles in National Parks
The bottled water industry is lobbying hard to overturn waste-reducing bans in parks, claiming concerns about dehydration and health.
Pay & Benefits
Removing Poor Performers, Avoiding Bad Financial Advice, Extending Probation for New Feds and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Advances Feds’ Pay Raise in Bill That May Also Increase Perks for Hack Victims
Democrats will attempt to offer an amendment that beefs up services for those affected by the OPM data breach.
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