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Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on June 23 introduced legislation that would allow federal employees to make multiple age-based and post-separation withdrawals from their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
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IG: Former GSA administrator retaliated against whistleblower
A GSA OIG investigation has determined that former GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth retaliated against a complainant for making protected disclosures.
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Postal unions: Job cuts will cause ‘massive disruption’
The American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have sent a joint letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan condemning job cuts because of the effects on the workforce and customer service.
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A corps of volunteers could save federal parks, lands
Lawmakers want to create a corps of volunteers made up of mainly veterans, underprivileged youth and inner-city children to help maintain and preserve federal lands and parks.
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Agencies seeking IT leaders
Several federal agencies are on the hunt for people to head their information technology departments.
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Group urges BRAC support from Congress
A bipartisan coalition of think tankers has written a joint letter to Congress in support of closing unneeded bases in 2021.
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Vet orgs: Choice program is only a temporary fix
Veterans overwhelmingly prefer to use the VA for medical care, and the Choice program should only be a temporary fix and not a long term solution for vets' access to care, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
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EPA to offer 1,200 buyouts
More than 1,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency will be offered buyouts and early retirement incentives.
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New FBI leader announced
President Trump has announced his intent to nominate a lawyer with decades of experience as a federal prosecutor and a high-level official in the Department of Justice to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.