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Department of Homeland Security begins polygraph tests on employees
Four sources say the Department of Homeland Security has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who might be leaking information to the media about immigration operations. NBC ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Social Security Employees Warn of Damage From DOGE
Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the public.The New York Times - 9h -
DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers
The Department of Homeland Security is performing polygraph tests on employees to determine who may be leaking information to the media about immigration operations.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
DHS administering lie detector tests to employees in effort to find leakers
Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS would start polygraphing employees in order to crack down on who may be leaking information to the media about its immigration raids.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Department of Homeland Security backs polygraph tests for suspected leakers
The Department of Homeland Security is using lie detector tests for agency employees to try to detect apparent leakers of classified information. Blake McConnell, a polygraph expert, joins CBS News ...CBS News - 5d -
Kristi Noem says she plans to use "broad and extensive" authorities as DHS secretary
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Krisi Noem said tests polygraph tests will continue for employees, while pledging to prosecute leakers.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
TSA union sues Noem over stripping of bargaining rights
The union for Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) employees is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after she said she was ending a collective bargaining agreement signed last year. ...The Hill - 3d -
How to Empower Employees to Think and Act Like Owners
Learn how to engage employees and drive profit growth through transparency.Inc. - Mar. 8 -
Chargers secure their backup quarterback
The Chargers secured their backup quarterback on Thursday.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships.Wired - 4d -
USCIS employees asked to volunteer to help ICE operations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees were asked to sign up for 60-day assignments — or what the government calls "details" — to assist ICE.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Infowars employee killed in Texas, law enforcement confirms
Jamie White, an Infowars employee, was the victim of a homicide in southeast Austin, Texas, late Sunday night, law enforcement sources confirmed to Nexstar's KXAN.The Hill - 6d -
Customs employee accused of scheme to defraud FEMA
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee was accused of a scheme to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Wednesday release. ...The Hill - 4d -
Want to Show Real Employee Appreciation? Avoid These 3 Recognition Pitfalls
It’s Employee Appreciation Day today. Smart business owners and managers will learn from these failures to bolster workplace morale.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
Federal judge orders Trump admin to reinstate thousands of probationary employees
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of previously terminated probationary employees across 18 different agencies.ABC News - 2d -
Why You Should Sign Up for an I.R.S. Identity Protection PIN
With employees from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency poking around in agency systems, faith in data security isn’t what it once was. The tool, an identity protection PIN, can help.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Sweden says Russia is greatest threat to its security
The nation's security service says there is a "tangible risk" of the security situation deteriorating further.BBC News - 6d -
HHS sends employees a $25K voluntary buyout offer
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered its 80,000 employees a $25,000 buyout offer as part of President Trump’s plan to scale back government spending. Workers can opt into the ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
HHS sends all employees a $25,000 voluntary buyout offer
Health and Human Services employees were offered voluntary buyouts to resign from their jobs on Friday night, according to a person who received the email and an administration official.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
NOAA to potentially cut more than 1,000 additional employees
NOAA previously fired 880 employees on Feb. 27, the majority of which were probationary staff with fewer than two years in their positions.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
As USAID clears out, official directs employees to use burn bags on documents
A USAID official instructed employees Tuesday on "clearing our classified safes" by shredding documents at the embattled foreign aid agency's Washington headquarters.ABC News - 5d -
Publisher stands behind ex-Facebook employee's book, rebuffing Meta
Book publisher Macmillan said on Thursday it would continue promoting a book written by a former Facebook employee who is now critical of the tech company.NBC News - 3d -
CFPB employees say mass firing plans remain in place
Two employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified Tuesday that top officials’ plans to fire hundreds of workers remain intact, as a federal judge weighs whether to ...The Hill - 5d -
Judge finds Trump unlawfully fired head of federal employee labor board
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Trump’s firing of the head of a board that resolves disputes between federal employees and the government was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Sparkle ...The Hill - 4d -
Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must reinstate probationary government employees fired unlawfully at several agencies, lambasting the Justice Department at a hearing ...The Hill - 4d -
Judge orders 6 federal agencies to offer to reinstate fired probationary employees
A federal judge has ordered six federal agencies to offer to reinstate probationary employees who were fired as part of the Trump administration's cuts through the Office of Personnel Management. ...CBS News - 4d -
Arbitrator sides with Meta in bid to halt sales of ex-employee's memoir
An arbitrator has sided with Meta in its case against a former employee who made a series of misconduct allegations about the Facebook and Instagram parent company in a memoir published this week. ...The Hill - 3d -
Former USAID employees on cuts: 'We are going to put lives in jeopardy'
Two former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), who were fired last month, told CNN the 83 percent spending cuts Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday would ...The Hill - 6d -
Laid-off FEMA employees speak out about DOGE cuts
Elon Musk today said that his Department of Government Efficiency is cooperating with cabinet secretaries on downsizing the federal bureaucracy. Since Inauguration Day, more than 200 FEMA employees ...NBC News - 6d -
Forget Influencer Trips. Why This Beauty Founder Took Her Employees on a Luxury Vacation
Tisha Thompson, founder and CEO of LYS Beauty, used the trip to both thank her team and film fun employee-generated content.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
Tips to prevent Social Security overpayments
Social Security overpays its recipients by billions of dollars every year — and then asks for the money back. Here are some ways experts say you can reduce the chances of it happening to you.CBS News - 4d -
Why Social Security’s Future Could Be in DOGE’s Hands
Trump promised that Elon Musk’s DOGE wouldn’t touch Social Security. But DOGE is already making cuts to the agency.Inc. - Mar. 9 -
Social Security's plan to get overpayments back
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced its plan to recover 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser reports.CBS News - 6d -
How to calculate your Social Security tax obligations
Wondering what you'll pay in taxes on your Social Security benefits? Here's how to do the math.CBS News - 5d -
U.S. to restart intelligence sharing and security assistance to Ukraine
The United States will immediately lift a pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine and resume providing security assistance to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government.NBC News - 5d -
Elon Musk was right — Social Security is a Ponzi scheme
Social Security is unsustainable. The rare, brave soul who admits this truth can expect to suffer the consequences.The Hill - 5d -
These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration
The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.Wired - 3d -
VA secretary says he will 'make decisions best for' employees, veterans when asked about DOGE
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on Sunday said he will “make decisions best for” employees of his department and veterans when asked about recommendations from the Department of ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump on Greenland: 'We really need it for national security'
During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Trump was asked about the possibility of annexing Greenland and claimed it would be needed for "national security."NBC News - 3d -
Elon Musk and DOGE Keep Eyes on Social Security
The tech billionaire has repeatedly suggested, without evidence, that Social Security is rife with fraud, even as President Trump denies plans to cut those benefits.The New York Times - 2d