Sunday, April 28, 2013

Personal Advocates for Civilians Returning from Combat Zones are much needed

Article Title: OPM to Agencies: Create Personal Advocates for Civilians Returning from Combat Zones

Snippet of Article: "...The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act called for the establishment of a Post-Combat Case Coordinator at each agency. The coordinator should help civilians who “incur injury, disability or illness while in a war-risk hazard assignment,” according to OPM’s memo. ..."

Source: www.govexec.com

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Charges dropped against ricin mailing suspect Paul Kevin Curtis

Article Title: 2nd Miss. Man Investigated in Ricin Case

Snippet of Article: "...Everett Dutschke, whose Tupelo, Miss., home was searched Tuesday by dozens of officials, some in hazmat suits, had feuded with Paul Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old celebrity impersonator who had maintained his innocence since his arrest...."

Source: time.com

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Special federal bomb squad has mobilized to Boston Marathon site

Article Title: Investigators meticulously combing Boston Marathon crime scene

Snippet of Article: "...every bomb technician from every civilian agency has graduated from the same Hazardous Devices School, run jointly by the Army and the FBI at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. “When we go on the scene, we’re working side by side with people who went to the same school,”..."

Source: www.kansas.com

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Expanded online background investigations can cause issues

Article Title: Security checks keep some federal workers from pay

Snippet of Article: "...Newly enhanced security checks have put some federal workers in limbo, unable to work or receive paychecks while they wait to be cleared...."

Source: hamptonroads.com e-QIP

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

USPS loses money in spite of growing customer base

Article Title: Postal Service loses money despite customer growth

Snippet of Article: "...The service isn't losing money on delivery, but adding addresses while losing volume is an issue, she says...."

Source: www.courierpress.com

Saturday, April 6, 2013

“discretionary monetary awards” should not be issued while sequestration is in place, unless...

Article Title: OMB clamps down on federal employee awards

Snippet of Article: "...The White House on Thursday ordered limits on the payment of monetary awards and incentives to federal workers..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com “discretionary monetary awards”

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Fort Knox shooting: 'a personal incident and not a random act of violence.'

Article Title: Search on for person who shot, killed 1 outside Fort Knox building

Snippet of Article: "...killed an Army civilian employee in a parking lot outside a Fort Knox building -- in a shooting that they said stemmed from a personal dispute..."

Source: www.cnn.com Fort Knox shooting

Monday, April 1, 2013

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.): cybersecurity bill won't allow the National Security Agency to spy on American citizens

Article Title: CISPA Author Rogers: NSA Is Not 'Monitoring the Internet'

Snippet of Article: "...Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), author of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act cybersecurity bill, said Thursday that the bill's "information sharing" aspect does not seek to share citizens' information with the government...."

Source: www.usnews.com