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: "...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 PressSnippet of Article: "“Can I be arrested over my license plate?"The answer? It depends. The law in question — House Bill 253 — makes a number of changes to existing rules for motor vehicle crimes in Florida, and license plates play a big part in these changes. ..."
Source: www.clickorlando.comSnippet of Article: "The Winooski School District told OutKick the Somali flag was raised on one of its three flagpoles. ...The school district’s website was unavailable as of 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The district instead put up a temporary page saying its website is “currently removed from public view” as the district works to “address and mitigate an unprecedented volume of illegitimate traffic targeting our services.” ...The City of Winooski made headlines two years ago after becoming the second city in the United States with an all-LGBTQ+ city council, according to the OutKick report.
The school district is also rallying against ICE"
Snippet of Article: "...Carvey noted that he was opposed to the restriction of speech.
“I don’t like the thought police,” “The Dana Carvey Show” alum said. “I don’t like to have words I can’t use.”
“I don’t like the anti-Christian feel because Christmas to me wasn’t really about that because I am Christian,” Spade said. ...Spade expressed his opinion that the Christian faith is treated differently than other religions. ...2025 report by International Christian Concern (ICC) documented a “disturbing rise” in violence against Christians across several African countries, particularly Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Kenya, including killings, abductions, massacres, and forced displacements.
President Donald Trump announced in late October that he was designating Nigeria as a “country of particular concern"
Snippet of Article: "...A new phone scam is making the rounds, with scammers this time impersonating federal employees, officials warned Monday.
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District Chris Brown said people have been calling residents and impersonating employees for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which is the agency that insures the money deposited at participating banks, and claiming that the person's money isn't safe at their bank or credit union. ..."
Snippet of Article: "Representative Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic firebrand from the Dallas area, said Monday she was running for Senator John Cornyn's seat in Texas...the primary, scheduled for March 3. ...“What we need is for me to have a bigger voice...“Turning Texas blue is what I want to talk to y’all about today,” Ms. Crockett said in her speech. She said she would prove people wrong who say it can’t be done. “Y’all ain’t never tried it the J.C. way,” she said, referring to her initials."
Source: www.nytimes.comSnippet of Article: "...Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign Monday where a live rap performance trashed conservatives, President Donald Trump and departing Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Crockett filed paperwork Monday to run for U.S. Senate..."
Snippet of Article: "Decision comes as labor market shows weakness with 1.17M layoffs announced through November, highest since 2020...The market's expectations for a rate cut at this week's meeting have shifted wildly amid those concerns and disruptions in the release of economic data. ...The market's expectations for a rate cut at this week's meeting have shifted wildly amid those concerns and disruptions in the release of economic data. ..."
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