


FDIC create offices to address toxic workplace culture following probe
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the creation of two offices, following a review on their workplace environment found a toxic culture.

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US Marshals Service settles discrimination case with Black workers
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved the $15 million settlement Monday, ending the longest

Lawmakers: Coast Guard academy sex assaults threaten national security
The report detailed years of sexual assault and inaction at the Coast Guard Academy from the late 1980s to 2006.

Don’t miss these military health care, child care deadlines
Dec. 11 is the deadline for enrolling in the new Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account and the federal dental and vision program.

Defense bill drops disputed abortion provisions in final compromise
The annual defense authorization bill contains a 5.2% pay raise for troops and a host of other policy renewals needed for military operations.

Ditching promotion file photos may have helped minorities, report says
Army promotion boards have no identifying information when considering a candidate.

VA workers face more mandatory overtime amid record claims processing
The backlog of overdue disability claims is expected to keep rising over the next year.

Special victims prosecutors offices to be operational by year’s end
Independent prosecutors will take over new cases after Dec. 29.

Pentagon seeks to rapidly build up information-warfare force
Emerging technologies play a critical role in both waging and foiling influence campaigns, according to the Defense Department's strategy.

Transgender vets threaten to sue VA over delay in surgery options
VA officials announced plans to provide gender conforming surgeries more than two years ago, but have not moved ahead on the promise.

Is Thanksgiving a federal holiday? What about Black Friday?
The day after Thanksgiving Day has come to be known as “Black Friday,” the unofficial first day of holiday shopping in the U.S.
