Benefits

In this nutty market, can veterans actually buy a home with the VA home loan program?

For an update, VA’s Executive Director of Loan Guaranty John Bell III spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Veterans Affairs

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

Workforce

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Today’s subject: Irrevocable trusts … zzzzzz

Federal Report

VA looks to overhaul pay, ‘antiquated’ hiring processes in major veteran care bill

Veterans Affairs

A customer walks behind a sign at a Nordstrom store seeking employees, Friday, May 21, 2021, in Coral Gables, Fla. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wanes and economy further reopens. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Putting benefit solutions toward retaining top talent

Commentary

Superintendent Keith Stadler, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris touch a headstone belonging to Inez Crittenden during a tour of Suresnes American Cemetery in Suresnes, France on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Inez Crittenden of Oakland, Calif., led a team of 232 bilingual switchboard operators known as the

How automation is showing a lot of promise in approving veterans’ survivors dependency claims

Veterans Affairs

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Inflation is becoming a big issue for some federal retirees’ cost of living increases

Retirement

Dr. Rogers Cain, right, a primary care doctor, confers with office manager Cassandra Robinson, at his practice, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Cain said it was easier to convince his elderly patients to get the vaccine but his patients under the age of 50 remain skeptical. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Federal workers injured on the job may soon have more treatment options

Federal Newscast

While advocates await new DoD data on military food insecurity, researchers suggest solutions

Defense

FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. On Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming The IRS will issue a fourth round of stimulus checks to Americans in February 2022. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS makes rare call to set higher gas reimbursement rate for rest of 2022

Benefits

Are Social Security’s ‘Evil Twins’ about to get spanked?

Federal Report

TSA hiring DEI chief to help tackle lack of diversity among senior ranks

Most senior leaders at TSA are white and male, despite the agency having one of the most diverse workforces in government.

Hiring/Retention

Some fresh ideas for how government can stay in the competition for talent

Like every other industry, the government has a continuing need for new talent. For some new ideas on how the federal government can stay in the competition,…

Hiring/Retention

Windfall/Offset repeal, COLA reform: Now or ever?

Federal Report

Bills to reform the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offsets have been reintroduced to Congress many times. Now a bill to reform the FERS “diet COLA” joins them.