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Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freeze
Advocates praised defense leaders for excluding shipyard workers and other key readiness jobs from a department-wide hiring freeze.
Insurers sought for US Postal Service health plans
The USPS is getting its own benefits program to reduce expenses, one cost-saving measure of several spurred by the Postal Service Reform Act os 2022.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs ahead of health care staffing goals, for now
Veterans Health Administration leaders have increased staffing levels by about 2% so far this fiscal year.
A decade later, victory for foreign service workers with disabilities
A years-long battle to change medical clearances at the Foreign Service results in a win for more inclusive policy.
Data breaches, led by USPS, OPM, cost governments $26 billion
All told, breaches cost government entities around $26 billion.
US Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet
USPS said it’s spending nearly $10 billion to electrify its aging fleet, including installing a modern charging infrastructure at hundreds of post offices.
Hundreds of DHS workers were Oath Keepers, POGO investigation finds
Some members of the Oath Keepers had worked in sensitive roles at the department.
Air Force Materiel Command to reassess telework policy
AFMC has some 90,000 civilian and uniformed employees. In most cases, uniformed Airmen will not be approved for regular and recurring telework.
Does CSRS retirement prevent me from working again?
Reg Jones is the resident expert on retirement and the federal government at Federal Times.
By Reg Jones