News for the federal worker and those interested in official news of the federal government, federal civilian service employees and civil servants. Various federal news articles with reference citations.
Snippet of Article: "...Trump deployed the California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June against the wishes of Newsom, sparking a monthslong battle in the courts. ..."
Source: www.usatoday.comSnippet of Article: "...An ISIS gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, killing two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian translator, the official said.
Three additional U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack. ...Preliminary information suggests the attacker was once affiliated with the Syrian government forces and had been a low-level member of the Syrian Security Forces..."
Snippet of Article: "Treasury Secretary Bessent says retroactive tax provisions in OBBBA will boost refund season. ...American households will see "very large refunds" in the tax filing season early next year following policy changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). ...a broader push by the Trump administration to emphasize its efforts to improve the affordability of life for Americans, with tax relief under the OBBBA a key focus. ..."
Source: www.foxbusiness.comSnippet of Article: "...The number of people committing tax fraud jumped by 112 percent from fiscal year 2024, according to a new IRS report.
The IRS Criminal Investigation released its fiscal year 2025 report. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...California has been caught red‑handed, leading the nation in unlawfully issuing commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals, with federal regulators blasting Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration for putting politics above public safety and fueling deadly crashes on America’s highways.
California has become ground zero in America’s trucking scandal, with Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration accused of rubber‑stamping thousands of illegal commercial driver’s licenses for foreign nationals in defiance of federal law. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...Lanyon says police located a vehicle in Campbell Parade in Bondi, which they believe has "several improvised explosive devices". Lanyon says a rescue bomb disposal unit is there at the moment working on the vehicle. As we just reported, Lanyon says that the explosive device in the car is "linked to the deceased offender". ...Police say they were aware of one of the suspects..."
Source: www.bbc.comSnippet of Article: "...shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The suspect remains at large.
Authorities are searching for a suspect described as "a male dressed in black...Brown authorities said local police advice to shelter in place has ended for the entire campus [NPR]..."
Snippet of Article: "...department isn’t sharing the names of employees receiving these promotions or those who recommended them. ...the State Department eliminated an employee’s contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) goals from the criteria for promotion within the Foreign Service. "
Source: federalnewsnetwork.comSnippet of Article: "...Mamdani is a textbook socialist. He comes from a well-to-do family and has never had a real job, with the possible exception of State Assemblyman. He has lots of grandiose socialist ideas in mind, but no idea how to pay for them. But as he gets closer to the Mayor's Office, the people who helped get him there are afraid he is going to go squishy on them and their causes after Inauguration Day on January 1. ..."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "...causing over $1.2 billion of false and fraudulent claims to be submitted to Medicare and other health insurance programs for medically unnecessary wound grafts that were ordered as a result of illegal kickbacks and applied to elderly and terminally ill patients. ..."
Source: townhall.comSnippet of Article: "Senate Republican outlines potential charges, including marriage fraud and tax violations...Cruz argued that Omar could have committed federal marriage fraud, which stipulates that it is a felony to knowingly enter into a marriage to evade immigration laws, and could lead to up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and deportation.
Omar was born in Somalia and came to the U.S. in 1995 after her family was granted asylum. She became a citizen in 2000. Omar, who is Muslim, has been married legally three times..."
Snippet of Article: "Ohio attorney Mehek Cooke says that the same sort of theft of public funding seen in Minnesota has been occurring in the Buckeye State...Cooke also accuses Ohio doctors of “rubber stamping” the fraud by failing to do any due diligence on those who are filing for aid.
“They’re just rubberstamping a lot of these...Somali scammers in Ohio are exploiting a loophole in the state’s Medicaid program that has doled out as much as $91,000 a year per individual..."
Snippet of Article: "House Democrats have released 19 new images from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that depict the accused sex trafficker with several power figures, including...part of a stash of more than 95,000 photos received by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform...disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men [people] in the world. "
Snippet of Article: "...Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday in a last-minute sprint as his party refuses to extend the enhanced tax subsidies for people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which are set to expire at the end of the year and currently help lower coverage costs. ..."
Source: www.newsmax.comSnippet of Article: "...Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, West Virginia, Dec. 9. ...Beckstrom, 20, died Nov. 27 after she was fatally wounded in the line of duty in a shooting the previous day near Farragut Square in Washington. ...In August 2025, she and other members of the West Virginia National Guard, including members of her unit, were mobilized for service in Washington as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force..."
Source: www.war.govSnippet of Article: "...Your state has special benefits just for veterans. Don't miss any of them! Just click your state on the map to load the article detailing your state's best offerings for veterans. OR, select your state from the dropdown menu ..."
Source: vaclaimsinsider.comSnippet of Article: "...long asserted that Omar’s first husband, Ahmed Elmi, is her brother and that the marriage, which began in 2009 and ended in divorce in 2017, was arranged to facilitate immigration benefits. No DNA evidence or official documentation has substantiated those claims, and Omar has consistently denied them. ..."
Source: conservativebrief.comSnippet of Article: "...The Department of Education thwarted more than $1 billion in student aid fraud under President Donald Trump's first year in office, including stopping suspected bots and "ghost students" from obtaining taxpayer-funded loans, Fox News Digital learned. Officials say the savings come from new "enhanced fraud controls" the department implemented in June to combat fraudsters...the Biden administration "removed verification safeguards and diverted resources from fraud prevention toward its illegal loan forgiveness efforts"..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...OPM has previewed plans for requiring that performance ratings of federal employees, saying the government suffers from “rampant ratings inflation and a lack of accountability for poor performers that fails to meaningfully differentiate between excellence, successful achievement of one’s objectives, and poor performance.”..."
Source: www.fedweek.comSnippet of Article: "One of the largest concentrations of FBI personnel in the U.S. will be in north Alabama...Huntsville offers our workforce is greater access to tech talent, greater work-life balance opportunities for our family, and a greater ability to extend our continuity of operations and the resilience for the core mission...The facility will also be comprised of the Operations 1 Building, Technology 1 Building, Innovation Center and Kinetic Cyber Range. ..."
Source: www.al.comSnippet of Article: "...Conduent Services, a third-party “back-office support” service provider, has notified Blue Cross Blue Shield patients of a major data leak containing their highly sensitive information — including Social Security numbers. ..."
Source: www.masslive.comSnippet of Article: "...The Interior Department described the newest national defense area in California as a high-traffic zone for unlawful crossings by immigrants. ..."
Source: www.newsmax.comSnippet of Article: "...Users can protect themselves from credential theft by turning on 2-step verification and adopting passkeys as a stronger and safer alternative to passwords, and resetting passwords when they are found in large batches like this. Gmail takes action when we spot large batches of open credentials, helping users reset passwords and resecure accounts.”..."
Source: www.forbes.comSnippet of Article: "...Dec. 10, the nation's central bank cut short-term interest rates by a quarter percentage point. The Fed's December rate cut drove the short-term federal funds rate to a target range of 3.5% to 3.75%. The Fed noted in its statement that "job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up through September. ..."
Source: Detroit Free PressScammers impersonating FDIC federal employees, officials warn Snippet of Article: "...A new phone scam is making the rounds, wit...