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DOD orders retraining of recruiters, sexual assault prevention personnel

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this week ordered the military services to retrain, re-credential and re-screen all military recruiters and sexual assault prevention and response personnel.

MSPB will not issue opinion on DOD furlough policy

The Merit Systems Protection Board has turned back a union request to review the policy underlying upcoming Defense Department furloughs.

For USPS, reality bites

It's nearly that time again. That's right, we're talking about National Dog Bite Prevention Week ...

New whistleblower law covers cases pending in 2012, OSC says

The provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act apply to cases that were pending at the time of the bill's passage into law, according to a legal brief filed by the Office of Special Counsel.

OPM to develop strategy to tackle gender pay gap

President Obama has given the Office of Personnel Management six months to develop a government-wide strategy for addressing any gender pay gap in the federal workforce.

Aviation groups, unions send 'no knives' petition to TSA

Attorneys representing nine organizations filed a petition with Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole seeking to rescind plans to allow passengers to carry certain knives onto aircraft.

Assault allegations spark broad DOD response

The Defense Department this week unleashed a flurry of activity in the wake of allegations of misconduct by the Air Force officer in charge of the service’s sexual assault prevention and response effort.

More feds participate in latest telework event

More than 112,000 federal employees participated in a yearly teleworking event this past March—66 percent more than participated in 2012,

IRS workers indicted on federal charges

Twenty-four federal employees were indicted on April 17 for fraudulently receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of government benefits.

Whistleblowers revealed 'mold-infested files' at VA facility

VA has implemented a plan to improve recordkeeping processes at a facility in western New York after several medical record technicians blew the whistle on shoddy handling of files there.