I recently completed an assignment as a platoon trainer at the District of Columbia Army National Guard's officer candidate school. As such, I was a gatekeeper to the Guard's officer corps. It was my duty to teach, assess and counsel those soldiers trying to become officers. The Army's ...
Washington— The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told executive branch officials on Monday that individual agencies can decide how to respond, despite a threat from Elon Musk that employees who refused could lose their jobs. Two ...
U.S. federal agencies are also required to develop BCDR strategies, which in government terminology are calledcontinuity of operations plans. The aim is to "ensure that essential government services are available in emergencies -- such as terrorist attacks, severe weather, or building-level em...
Statutory deductions are mandated by government agencies to pay for public programs and services. They consist of federal income tax, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax (Medicare and Social Security) and state income tax. To file them correctly, you need to know the work status of ...
A shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve new spending for federal agencies, which are generally barred from spending money without congressional authorization. There are some exceptions, like activities needed to protect life and property. Each agency makes its own determination about which empl...
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. protects deposit account customers’ money up to the insurance limit. It also manages the failed bank’s assets and debts. In the case of Silicon Valley Bank, three federal government agencies — the FDIC, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserv...
Before you begin processing payroll, you generally need to gather these documents, some of which may be required by government agencies: Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate On their first day of work, new hires usually complete a Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate, which ...
Treasury securities, and securities of U.S government agencies and instrumentalities. Certain issuers of U.S. government securities (e.g., “Government-Sponsored Enterprises” such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks) are sponsored or chartered by Congress, but their ...
the limits on seller concessions vary from 3% to 9% depending on the size of the buyer's down payment and whether they're receiving closing cost assistance from other sources. Loans backed by government agencies, such as the Federal Housing Administration, have their own limits on seller conces...
NSL recipients are required to keep the fact that they have received an NSL secret so the agencies can conduct their investigations without interference and without tipping off the subject of the investigation. Federal agencies can only use NSLs to request certain types of records — they cannot ...