People
Letter: Upper managers are blocking telework
A reader says Army employees have been waiting for a telework policy for far too long.
People
Letter: OPM is wasting money on automated retirement systems
A reader says the retirement process for government employees is too complicated for an off-the-shelf program.
People
Letter: TSP isn’t meant for day trading
A reader says the Thrift Savings Plan is for long-term retirement savings — and not for people who want to try to game the market.
Digital Government
NIH researcher loses laptop with data on 2,500 patients
Officials apologize for lack of encryption on stolen laptop, but say patients will not be victims of identity theft or financial losses.
People
Letter: A fee-per-trade system would distribute costs more equitably
A reader says it’s only fair for frequent traders in the Thrift Savings Plan to pay additional costs.
People
Letter: Fees could deter random trades
A reader says Thrift Savings Plan members should pay for exceeding a certain amount of trades, which might make them realize the cost of following the markets’ fluctuations.
People
Letter: Time to privatize TSP?
A reader says contributors to the Thrift Savings Plan shouldn’t have their rights curtailed, but they should have to pay fees for frequent trading.
People
Letter: Frequent traders should pay the costs
A reader says feds shouldn’t have to subsidize the day traders in the Thrift Savings Plan.
People
Letter: One background check should be enough for fed fliers
A reader argues that federal employees with high-level security clearances should be enrolled in the Clear program without paying for another background check.
Cybersecurity
NIH told patients about security breach weeks after incident
Personal data on 2,500 individuals had not been encrypted, an apparent violation of an Office of Management and Budget memo directing agencies to encrypt all personally identifiable information stored on mobile devices.
Digital Government
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