I Would Like to Apologize–Or at Least Create the Appearance of an Apology
The “non-apology, apology” is common in public life today. Here is a classic example.
The “non-apology, apology” is common in public life today. Here is a classic example.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation that would add reforms and overhaul certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and FISA Amendments Act.
With the Pentagon’s startling estimate that 26,000 sexual assaults occurred last year, two key senators today urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to step up efforts to provide care and benefits for veterans who experienced sexual assault in the military.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has selected insurance carriers who will offer dental and vision benefits under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) in 2014.
Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Administrator Daniel Werfel requesting information about a March 2011 IRS search and seizure of as many as 60 million medical records from a California health care provider.
The White House has halted the presidential rank awards-the highest awards for federal civil service employees.
At least 85 nurses in the VA are working as full-time union representatives. Two Senators are questioning the impact on veterans of federal employees working as full-time union representatives.
Phased retirement is a new human resources program now being unveiled as the federal government tries to capture corporate knowledge of employees retiring to pass along to those coming in to replacement them. Here is a quick summary of the new program.
The S fund has provided TSP investors with the largest gains so far in 2013 with a return of 31.05%. TSP investors have about 8% of their assets in the S fund.
A group of Senators have requested that the Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Department launch an investigation into fundraising activities reportedly carried out by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.