Oversight
Lawmaker Calls for More Heads to Roll at OPM Amid Alleged Interference With Hack Investigations
Interfering with work of IG "adds insult to injury," oversight committee chairman says.
Pay & Benefits
Higher Medicare Premiums for Former Feds, Another Crack at Lifetime Credit Monitoring and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
The Federal Government Expects to Spend $500M on Post-Hack Benefits by 2020
Agencies lay out how they will respond to breaches in the future.
Management
Some OPM Hack Victims Will Wait Four Months to Receive Notifications
Up to 6.3 million children of 21.5 million hack victims could also qualify for protection services.
Pay & Benefits
Navy Takes Charge in Finding a Contractor to Protect OPM Hack Victims
Deal is to be awarded by the end of August.
Pay & Benefits
More Delays Hold Back OPM Hack Victims From Receiving Protection Benefits
Request for offers from contractors now not expected until next week.
Management
Mail Will Soon Get Cheaper With USPS Rate Increase Set to Expire Next Spring
Oversight body gives Postal Service new deadline for ending recession-induced price surge.
Oversight
Federal Employee May Have Been Cooking Meth at Government Agency’s Campus
The FBI and Congress are investigating if a meth lab exploded in a federal building.
Management
Did the EPA Cover Up a 'Predator Who Was Fed a Steady Diet of Interns?’
Lawmakers call again for faster firing of misbehaving feds.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want Federal Employees to Stop Harassing Interns
They want everyone else to stop, too.
Pay & Benefits
Way More Feds Signed Up for Post-Hack Protections Than Anyone Anticipated
High rate of acceptance will likely raise the cost of OPM’s next contract.
Oversight
House-Backed Bill Orders a Hiring Spree to Fix Embattled Secret Service
Lawmakers move bill to help law enforcement agency move past litany of scandals.
Oversight
Scott Walker: ‘Plenty’ of Federal Agencies Have 'Lived Past Their Usefulness'
Presidential candidate discusses plan for offsetting federal job losses.
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Leader: Give Hack Victims Lifetime Protection Services, and Then Some
OPM should drastically expand what it is offering breach victims, Democratic whip says.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 10 Years of Protection Services for Hack Victims
Committee rejects emergency funding to boost OPM’s IT infrastructure.
News
Federal Employee Union Backs Out of Giving Donald Trump a Tour at the Border
Group does about-face with The Donald.
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.
Management
After Years of Cutting Funding, Republicans Seek to Privatize Part of the IRS
Advocates denounce the highway bill pay-for.
Oversight
Democrats Call for Immediate Negotiations to Stave Off Shutdown
Top appropriator concedes it may be too late to avoid continuing resolution.
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