In two companion cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Postal Service employees challenged MSPB dismissals, for lack of jurisdiction, of their removal appeals.

The White House issued several executive orders on May 25, 2018 affecting the management of the federal workforce.

This week, the Department of Justice announced Joshua Schulte, age 29, faces a 13-count superseding indictment concerning his alleged theft of classified national defense information.

The names of 360 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty—including 129 who died in 2017—were formally dedicated on the evening of May 13th during the 30th Annual Candlelight Vigil held on the National Mall and produced by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office “returned a more than 500-year-old copy of Christopher Columbus’ letter describing his discoveries in the Americas to Spain during an evening repatriation ceremony at the Residence of the Spanish Ambassador to the United States,” according to a press release posted by the Department of Justice.

Tune in to the June 15th FedTalk to hear about what’s in store for federal technology for the coming year, including developments on expanded use of artificial intelligence, extended reality, and the unveiling by the Department of Energy of Summit, the world’s most powerful supercomputer.

Museum also announces partnership with national community organization to promote stronger relationship between law enforcement and communities.

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Everitt Aaron Jameson, 26, of Modesto, California, had pled guilty to “attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham” or ISIS.

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled on the scope of the Fourth Amendment’s automobile exception to the warrant requirement and its intersection with the protection afforded to a home’s curtilage.

The United States Justice Department has indicted four defendants--Karim Baratov, Dmitry Dokuchaev, Igor Sushchin, and Alexsey Belan-- “for computer hacking, economic espionage, and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in January 2014, to access Yahoo’s network and the contents of webmail accounts.”

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has named Troopers Zachary Borchardt and Nate Wilson, of the Minnesota State Patrol, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for April 2018.

Tune in to the June 1st FedTalk as host Debra Roth speaks to three organizations leading the effort to improve the federal government’s operations by improving the data on which it relies.

If you know anyone who's suffered from a long-term illness, you know how difficult it can be. Lost income, paying for living expenses, and additional costs of care can quickly overwhelm you.

Spring is finally here. As I watch the crowds of tourists descend on Washington, DC, for spring break and our beautiful Cherry Blossom Festival, I continue to get more excited about what’s just around the corner.

The U.S. State Department is investigating a federal employee’s reports of experiencing unusual sounds and sensations of pressure at an American consulate in Guangzhou, China. The experience was shared by e-mail with American citizens located in China.

On October 13, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a petition for rehearing en banc filed by the Department of Defense, and vacated the court’s panel opinion in Federal Education Association-Stateside Region v. Department of Defense. 841 F.3d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

Coinciding with the observance of Police Week 2018, the FBI this week released the report of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2017.

Tune in to the May 18th FedTalk to hear about the latest initiatives from the United States Digital Service (USDS) and dCode, including a new digital initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

More than half of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts. Life is expensive.

A suspected gang member has been charged with shooting an ATF agent last week in an ambush in Chicago.