Federal Daily Top News Stories


IRS mess offers chance to target tax-delinquent feds, again

Another bill to prevent the federal government from employing or hiring those who are seriously tax-delinquent surfaced this week, this time in the Senate.

President to nominate former campaign official to head OPM

President Obama on May 23 said he plans to nominate the former national political director of Obama for America as director of the Office of Personnel Management.

DHS employees' personal info exposed

A security vulnerability in a vendor's system used by the Department of Homeland Security exposed the personal information of tens of thousands of former and current federal employees to potential unauthorized use for several years.

Lawmakers protest early closure of USPS facilities

Nearly 50 members of Congress signed a letter asking Postmaster general Patrick Donahoe to keep 71 mail processing facilities open until next spring.

Senate approves USDA request to shift funding

The Department of Agriculture is a step closer to possibly avoiding the need to furlough any of its workers.

TSP L Fund participation growing

More federal employees are choosing to invest in the Thrift Savings Plan’s Lifecycle funds.

VA ramps up role of service organizations in claims process

The Department of Veterans Affairs on May 21 announced the latest in a series of efforts aimed at eliminating the organization's compensation claims backlog.

Treasury Department to suspend retirement fund investments

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew last week notified congressional leaders that the Treasury Department will begin to implement "the standard set of extraordinary measures" to protect the nation's credit standing now that Congress's suspension of the debt limit has expired.

IGs: Budget cuts causing more harm than good

Sequester-related cuts to inspector general budgets may cause agencies more harm than good, resulting in losses of billions of dollars in potential savings, strained resources and other detrimental effects.

CBP reprogramming plan would eliminate furloughs

The administration is asking congressional appropriators to approve a Customs and Border Protection request to reprogram funds in a way that would allow the agency to eliminate furloughs.

Bill targets SES bonuses

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) last week introduced a bill (S.986) that would prohibit performance awards to members of the Senior Executive Service during sequestration periods.

Bill would help vets waiting on backlogged claims

While the Department of Veterans has announced a number of plans to beef up its ability to address the backlog of unprocessed veterans benefits claims, two Minnesota lawmakers have introduced a measure that would help vets while they are waiting for those benefits.

Credit unions offer help to furloughed feds

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions is reassuring credit union members suffering the financial effects of sequestration that credit unions may be able to help.