26 years after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the U.S. Secret Service commemorates the lives of those agents and employees who were lost during the attack.

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) has grown from serving 35,000 survivors to over 55,000 in less than a decade. Statistics have shown an average of 140-160 officers dying in the line of duty each year, which, multiplied by their surviving family members and co-workers, explains why the membership has grown so fast. However, in the past two years, that average is changing, and it’s not in the declining direction, unfortunately.

Please join us on April 27th for a unique event open to all federal employees and those working in the federal space. The Senior Executives Association and the Treasury Executive Institute have partnered with the Arbinger Institute to provide an insightful 90-minute discussion around leading virtually through the lens of an outward mindset.

On April 9, 2021, President Joe Biden released his administration’s FY 2022 budget proposal, which included the smallest funding increases for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice.

On April 12, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his nominations to fill top posts in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The administration has also made changes to the DHS advisory board as pressure builds to handle the influx of migrants to the southern border.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated April 12, 2021, a San Antonio man, 58-year-old Kevin Charles Kowalis, was charged with four counts of mail fraud and four counts of misrepresentation of Indian goods under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

An officer who held his gun to a suspect’s head, while using the suspect as a “human shield,” was entitled to qualified immunity because the officer’s conduct did not violate clearly established law, the Seventh Circuit recently held.

Protecting your money is just as important as saving it or spending it. Learn five different ways to keep the money you make safe while making the most out of it.

WIFLE will host a career fair in support of the Homeland Security Investigations Women Only Announcement for Special Agents on Saturday May 1, 2021 at 4:00-5:30 PM. This event is in anticipation of the hiring announcement scheduled for early May 2021.

On the latest episode of the FEDtalk podcast, panelists discussed elevating the importance of human capital management in the federal government.

Federal law enforcement officers asked, and we listened—FEDS Protection is excited to announce that we have added a $3 million civil liability coverage option to our professional liability insurance (PLI) program, extending civil liability coverage available for federal employees beyond the existing $1 million and $2 million policies.

On April 8, 2021, President Joe Biden announced six executive actions in an effort to curb gun violence. President Biden highlighted the urgency of this issue in a speech saying, “Today we're taking steps to confront not just the gun crisis but what is actually a public health crisis."

Secretary of Homeland Security Alexander Mayorkas recently announced the progress of Operation Vaccinate Our Workforce (VOW), which has vaccinated over 58,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees.

A new report from the United States Sentencing Commission analyzes the 64,659 federal criminal cases in which the offender was sentenced in fiscal year 2020.

Join elite cybersecurity experts and policy leaders from the US military, federal government, academia, and private industry for an extensive examination of the United States’ role in cyberspace.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated April 1, 2021, James Bradley, aka Abdullah, and his wife Arwa Muthana were arrested at a seaport in New Jersey while attempting to travel overseas to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).

Learn about the diverse backgrounds of FBI Special Agents in this video.

On the latest episode of the FEDtalk podcast, the panel discussed the ways in which data is driving the future of work within and without the federal workforce.

According to 2019 consumer study conducted by LIMRA, only 56% of women have life insurance, compared to 62% of men. Moreover, women are likely to carry less coverage than their male counterparts.

On March 25, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an urgent memorandum for current GS-9 to GS-15 federal employees to volunteer for 120-day details to the southern border. The number of unaccompanied children at the southern border of the United States has increased significantly since the beginning of 2021, causing the Biden administration to request additional support to care for and place the unaccompanied children.