Protecting Your Federal Benefits from Quantum Threats Source: Service Those Who Serve Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, bringing both innovation and security risks. While it can potentially solve complex problems, it also threatens encryption methods that protect sensitive financial and personal data. Federal retirees need to understand these risks to safeguard their benefits, savings, and […]
Should Retirees Worry About DOGE Looking Into the Social Security Administration? Recent developments involving the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, have raised concerns about potential impacts on the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the services it provides to retirees. DOGE’s Involvement with the SSA Reports indicate that DOGE has embedded at […]
Getting Paid Not to Work: Federal Probationary Workers Are Being Reinstated But Put on Paid Leave Days after a Maryland federal judge ruled that terminated probationary workers must be temporarily reinstated, multiple federal agencies have told their staffers that they are complying with the decision – but placing the employees on paid administrative leave. Workers at […]
They Lost Their Federal Jobs And Now Can’t Get Jobless Benefits: ‘You’re Left Watching Your Bank Account Slowly Bleed’ Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy. Fired federal workers are facing delays as they try to access unemployment benefits. That […]
The Trump Administration is Taking Steps to Reinstate Tens of Thousands of Fired Workers Recent legal actions have mandated the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers who were previously terminated by the Trump administration. In February 2025, the administration initiated mass layoffs targeting probationary federal employees across various agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Treasury, […]