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Cybersecurity training no longer an annual requirement for Army soldiers and civilian workers
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army is changing the requirements for cybersecurity and privacy training.
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Senate proposal would limit how the Defense Department can use AI technology
In today's Federal Newscast, a Democratic lawmaker seeks to put guardrails around the Pentagon’s use of artificial intelligence in military operations...
The Army is officially tightening rules around its education program
The Army is officially tightening rules around its popular education programs. The service is eliminating Credentialing Assistance for commissioned of...
IRS has no plan to reduce backlog of taxpayer correspondence, watchdog finds
A government watchdog says the IRS doesn’t yet have a plan to reduce its backlog of taxpayer correspondence. The Government Accountability Office says...
A new bill looks to exempt National Guard and Reserve drill pay from federal taxes
A new bill seeks to exempt National Guard and Reserve drill pay from federal income taxes. The No Tax on Drill Pay Act would eliminate taxes on income...
OpenAI and the Defense Department adjust the deal they made days ago
OpenAI and the Defense Department have adjusted the deal they made just days ago for use of the company’s artificial intelligence tools in classified...
New bill would protect domestic violence survivors during the federal retirement process
A new bill would prevent federal retirees who survived domestic violence from needing to share personal details with their abusers during the retireme...
TSP funds mostly stay positive in February
Federal employees saw only small growth in most of their retirement accounts in February. All but one of the funds in the Thrift Savings Plan came in...
Federal union calls for Congress to pay all DHS employees during partial shutdown
Tens of thousands of employees have been working unpaid through the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. But thousands of others across DHS will...
Sen. Wyden puts hold on nominee to lead U.S. Cyber command and NSA
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden is blocking the Trump administration’s nominee to lead both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency. Wyden sa...
New GAO data looks at agency staffing declines in 2025
While nearly all major federal agencies saw staffing declines in the first half of 2025, the size of those separations varied. NASA’s workforce, along...
Supreme Court looks to AI to prevent conflicts of interest
The nation’s highest court is adopting new technology to prevent conflicts of interest. The Supreme Court says it is now using newly developed softwar...
Treasury releases new resources for AI use in the financial sector
The Treasury Department is highlighting best practices for using artificial intelligence within the financial sector. They include an artificial intel...
Pay freeze continues for certain Executive Schedule employees
Some senior political appointees, including the vice president, will continue to see a long-standing freeze on their salaries. The Office of Personnel...
Lawmakers want answers about IRS Free File program
The IRS pulled the plug on its free, online tax filing platform. Members of the Senate say the agency's partnership with tax filing companies hasn’t s...
VHA saw the highest uptick in law enforcement staffing from 2020 - 2024, GAO finds
Law enforcement staffing at federal agencies varied between fiscal years 2020 and 2024. But a new Government Accountability Office report shows the Ve...
DHS leaders to testify before House Homeland Security Committee
Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security will testify in front of the House next month. Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Directo...
House passes final spending bills before January 30th deadline
The House on Thursday passed the final group of spending bills needed before the January 30th funding deadline. In a vote of 341 to 88, lawmakers appr...
Senate Democrats call for greater oversight of DHS & ICE
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul is facing calls to ramp up oversight of the Department of Homeland Secu...
The Coast Guard officially has a new leader
The Coast Guard has a new leader. Admiral Kevin Lunday officially assumed command of the service on Thursday during a ceremony at Coast Guard headquar...
The National Reconnaissance Office has a new top official
The secretive National Reconnaissance Office has announced a new top official. William Adkins was appointed principal deputy director of the NRO on Mo...
DoD data on telework and remote work is likely inaccurate
A government watchdog found that the Defense Department has never formally evaluated telework and remote work programs against agency goals. DoD offic...
DHS agrees to push back plans to dissolve TSA union
The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to push back plans to dissolve a union agreement for airport screeners by one week as part of an ongoin...
There’s new leadership at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has new leadership in place. Justin Overbaugh has been serving as acting director of DCSA since No...
DHS looks to cut number of paper FOIA requests
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to cut down on the number of paper Freedom of Information Act requests it receives. Under a final rule...
Veterans Affairs will no longer perform some emergency services
Veterans Affairs will no longer perform abortions in emergency cases in light of a new legal opinion from the Justice Department. The VA started provi...
Republican lawmakers seek reauthorization of key VA programs
House Republicans are seeking annual reauthorization of key programs at the Veterans Affairs Department. Top lawmakers on the House VA Committee are l...
Army and Navy miscalculated number of low-scoring recruits entering military, IG finds
The Pentagon inspector general found the Army and Navy miscalculated the number of low-scoring recruits entering the military through their preparator...
More than 60% of government security clearance data last year was inaccurate
More than 60% of the government’s security clearance data last year was either inaccurate or incomplete. That’s according to a recent review conducted...
Federal retirement numbers at OPM continue to rise
Federal retirement numbers at the Office of Personnel Management are continuing to skyrocket. In November, OPM took in another 23,000 applications fro...
Could USPS network changes threaten access to prescription drugs?
Recent changes to the Postal Service’s network could mean slower deliveries of prescription drugs in the mail. A study from the Brookings Institution...
The nation's largest federal employee union is not on board for the current NDAA
The nation’s largest federal employee union is urging Congress to vote against the House rule for the 2026 defense policy bill. The American Federatio...
Army plans for clean 2028 audit in jeopardy, IG says
More discouraging news for the Pentagon’s prospects of obtaining a clean financial audit by the current 2028 deadline. A new evaluation by the Defense...
More moves to reorganize the Army take effect today
More moves to reorganize the Army take effect today. The new Army Western Hemisphere Command will officially come into being with its headquarters at...
There’s a new performance management training program for federal supervisors
The Office of Personnel Management is requiring all federal supervisors to enroll in a new training program on performance management. A new memo says...
Major changes coming for members of the Senior Executive Service
Federal executives may soon see even more changes coming from the Trump administration. The Office of Personnel Management is now encouraging agencies...
IG reports that USPS is slow to identify underutilized spaces
Federal agencies are trying to eliminate underutilized space in their buildings. But a watchdog report finds the Postal Service generally isn’t asking...
Customer satisfaction with federal benefits and services sees a two-decade high
Customer satisfaction with benefits and services provided by the federal government is higher than it’s been in nearly two decades. That’s despite a t...
Trump administration finalizes updating federal probationary employee records
The Trump administration says it’s finished updating federal employee records to remove some of the negative consequences of this year’s mass firing o...
Major problems found in almost all privatized military housing
● A new survey finds that nearly every service member living in privatized military housing has experienced serious problems in their home and many of...