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Exclusive: OPM cracks down on who’s eligible for federal health benefits
Administering a health care program with more than 8 million total members is one of the biggest jobs OPM does.
IRS to go after executives who use business jets for personal travel
Audits will focus on aircraft used by large corporations and high-income taxpayers and whether the tax purpose of the jet use is being properly allocated.
By Fatima Hussein
Opinion
Innovation as a force muliplier for national security
Bipartisan legislation, like the research and development tax credit which recently passed the House and is headed for the Senate, is essential.
By Andrew Makridis
Biden budget plan won’t reach Capitol Hill for another month
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 12, 2024.
Upcoming congressional breaks could endanger budget deal talks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 5, 2024.
IRS will start simplifying notices to taxpayers in modernization drive
More than 170 million notices, often long and filled with legal jargon, are sent out annually to taxpayers regarding credits, deductions and taxes owed.
By Fatima Hussein
How much will my CSRS pension affect my Social Security benefit?
The amount of the reduction depends on your years of Social Security-covered service.
By Reg Jones
Extended CR handcuffs federal agency 2024 hiring plans, new contracts
The good news is that no federal employees or service members will receive furlough notices come Saturday.
Federal offices to shut Saturday unless Congress acts quickly
The House and Senate have until Friday night to pass another short-term budget extension or trigger a partial government shutdown.
Lawmakers scramble for solutions with shutdown deadline just days away
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 14, 2024.
IRS says it collected $360M from rich tax cheats as funding threatened
Along with the $122 million from delinquent millionaires in October, nearly half a billion dollars in back taxes from rich tax cheats has been collected.
By Fatima Hussein