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Pay.gov may make federal benefit payments easier, but choosing the right form still matters. Retirement expert Tammy Fla...
09/18/2026

Pay.gov may make federal benefit payments easier, but choosing the right form still matters. Retirement expert Tammy Flanagan walks through what to know before you click submit. https://buff.ly/AYZmXTA

Don't let missing service credits or opaque OPM billing notices shrink your monthly annuity. Here is what you need to know before clicking submit.

VA says it can’t pay an arbitrator for work done while the agency wasn’t recognizing AFGE. The arbitrator isn’t buying t...
09/18/2026

VA says it can’t pay an arbitrator for work done while the agency wasn’t recognizing AFGE. The arbitrator isn’t buying that logic. Jory Heckman brings the receipts.

VA officials say the agency will pay a "portion" of what a third-party arbitrator billed it, but is "unable to pay” for services rendered when VA didn't officially recognize its largest union.

An ethics agreement, a Gulf drilling opinion and a text from Chevron. Sean Michael Newhouse traces what the Interior wat...
09/18/2026

An ethics agreement, a Gulf drilling opinion and a text from Chevron. Sean Michael Newhouse traces what the Interior watchdog found when it put them under the microscope.

The inspector general for the Interior Department has faced scrutiny due to the installation of a political appointee in the office, but the watchdog’s former leader said that the outcome of this…

How much health data should OPM be able to keep, and for how long? Erich Wagner traces the privacy concerns lawmakers ar...
09/17/2026

How much health data should OPM be able to keep, and for how long? Erich Wagner traces the privacy concerns lawmakers are pressing the agency to address.

The Office of Personnel Management’s plan to collect claims-level health information about federal workers and their family members and store it for 30 years could open feds up to a potential…

VA facilities reported more severe staffing challenges than at any point in the past seven years. But there’s an importa...
09/17/2026

VA facilities reported more severe staffing challenges than at any point in the past seven years. But there’s an important caveat. Jory Heckman gets into what the numbers do, and don’t, tell us.

An annual report from VA’s inspector general office highlights the types of positions VA healthcare facilities have difficulty filling when they need to hire, but “does not necessarily indicate the…

Some careers take you to the moon. Others solve the problems that help the whole government get there. Sean Michael Newh...
09/17/2026

Some careers take you to the moon. Others solve the problems that help the whole government get there. Sean Michael Newhouse profiles NASA’s Joanne Woytek, a longtime problem-solver whose work has touched agencies across government.

The Service to the Citizen award recognizes public servants at the federal, state and local levels as well as contractors.

Education’s dismantling isn’t a done deal. Jory Heckman has the latest on what’s next for the agency and the feds caught...
09/16/2026

Education’s dismantling isn’t a done deal. Jory Heckman has the latest on what’s next for the agency and the feds caught in the middle. https://buff.ly/IH6bFtQ

House and Senate Democrats optimistic about the outcome of year's midterm elections outlined their plans on Tuesday to stop the Education Department from closing down.

Mullin says FEMA can do more with fewer people. A federal judge says DHS overstepped in ordering a 50% cut. Jory Heckman...
09/16/2026

Mullin says FEMA can do more with fewer people. A federal judge says DHS overstepped in ordering a 50% cut. Jory Heckman gets into what’s behind the clash. https://buff.ly/04NiGpd

Markwayne Mullins pointed to technology investments as a way for the disaster agency to operate with a smaller workforce, even as a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that DHS "unlawfully ordered” FEMA to cut its staffing by half.

The Hatch Act complaints keep coming, but answers from the agency that enforces the law have been harder to find. Sean M...
09/16/2026

The Hatch Act complaints keep coming, but answers from the agency that enforces the law have been harder to find. Sean Michael Newhouse digs into the latest allegations against Trump officials and why some investigations have been sitting for nearly a year. https://buff.ly/q9FdEI8

Attorney General Todd Blanche and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are the latest administration officials to be accused of breaking the ethics law.

Nearly $10 billion. That’s what agencies spent on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. Erich Wagner fo...
09/15/2026

Nearly $10 billion. That’s what agencies spent on paid administrative leave for federal workers in 2025. Erich Wagner follows the money to see what GAO found. https://buff.ly/so4LNwS

The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal workers to quit, across government in 2025 was 435% higher than…

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