Vacancy: Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer - Direct Hire Authority
Vacancy Number: HRSC/T/ISN-2025-0008
Opening Period: 10/30/2024 - 11/07/2024
Pay Plan/Salary: GS,15, $(USD) $163,964 - (USD) $191,900
https://jobs.monstergovt.com/dos/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=6&jnum=117342

Vacancy: CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Vacancy Number: HRSC/INL-2025-0001
Opening Period: 11/01/2024 - 11/07/2024
Pay Plan/Salary: GS,12, $(USD) $99,200 - (USD) $128,956
https://jobs.monstergovt.com/dos/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=6&jnum=117147

Vacancy: Foreign Affairs Officer - Direct Hire Authority
Vacancy Number: HRSC/T/ISN-2025-0009
Opening Period: 11/01/2024 - 11/07/2024
Pay Plan/Salary: GS,14, $(USD) $139,395 - (USD) $181,216
https://jobs.monstergovt.com/dos/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=6&jnum=117368

Vacancy: Security Specialist
Vacancy Number: DS-2025-0004
Opening Period: 10/25/2024 - 11/08/2024
Pay Plan/Salary: GS,13, $(USD) $107,915 - (USD) $140,293
https://jobs.monstergovt.com/dos/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=6&jnum=117174

Vacancy: IT Specialist (DATA MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION SECURITY) - Direct Hire Authority
Vacancy Number: CA-2025-0013
Opening Period: 11/01/2024 - 11/15/2024
Pay Plan/Salary: GS,14, $(USD) $139,395 - (USD) $181,216

https://jobs.monstergovt.com/dos/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=6&jnum=117361

FEDERAL TIMES
There are about a dozen plan options leaving the federal government’s health insurance program in 2024, meaning employees should check up on their coverage.

In any given year, plans can change by leaving the program, reducing service areas, eliminating a particular type of option or expanding.

Article Link: https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/health-care/2023/11/06/is-your-fehb-insurance-carrier-dropping-coverage-in-2024/

WAEPA’s resources are tailored exclusively towards Civilian Federal Employees planning their retirement. Our mission is to support the success, health, and well-being of all Feds, current and former, so you don’t need to be a WAEPA member to access them.

Get Ahead with Pre-Retirement Planning

Pre-retirement planning can make a big difference when the time comes to step away from federal service.

Link to article and guide:

https://www.waepa.org/resources/pre-retirement-planning-resources

Veterans Day is always celebrated on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the week it falls on.

Friday, Nov. 10, will be the official observed holiday for the purposes of closing most government offices, according to the White House’s Office of Personnel Management, which publishes the holiday schedule each year.

Federal Times: A rule taking effect at the start of the year will align the Thrift Savings Plan, the employer-sponsored plan for U.S. civil service employees, retirees and members of the uniformed services, with other IRA savings accounts, meaning federal retirees can keep money growing in their “after-tax” accounts for longer.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, only traditional TSP balances will be subject to mandatory withdrawals. Historically, a required minimum distribution, or RMD, applied to the combined balance of the traditional and Roth TSP account. Participants could’ve skirted that by choosing to take an RMD only from their traditional balance, but that left it subject to tax.

Link to read article: https://www.federaltimes.com/fedlife/financial-planning/2023/10/31/thrift-savings-plan-rule-change-aimed-at-spurring-savings-growth

How Recruiting More Women Could Help Police Solve A ‘Staffing Crisis’

Leaders say implementing policies, like paid maternity leave, could help bring more women to the force and improve policing overall.

Full article: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/how-recruiting-more-women-could-help-police-solve-a-staffing-crisis/

Link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/31/fact-sheet-release-of-the-2023-women-peace-and-security-strategy-and-national-action-plan/

Promoting women’s meaningful participation, leadership and engagement in decision-making at all levels is both a moral and a strategic imperative for U.S. foreign policy and national security.  Wherever the rights of women and girls are under threat, so, too, is democracy, peace, and stability.

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is proud to release the 2023 Women, Peace, and Security Strategy (WPS) and National Action Plan.  With this Strategy, we renew our commitment to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, which codified our decades-long, sustained commitment to the principles of the WPS agenda.  This updated Strategy reflects critical shifts in our global landscape—including geopolitical changes, a rise in climate-related crises, and advancements in technology—and maintains a strong focus on five core lines of effort:

2023 Guidelines Manual New Federal Sentencing Guideline Amendments Take Effect Tomorrow The U.S. Sentencing Commission's 2023 amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines take effect tomorrow, November 1 (see below for a recap of amendments).  The 2023 Guidelines Manual can now be accessed online in PDF, annotated HTML, and mobile-friendly app formats.  Hard copies are en route to Federal Judges, U.S. Probation Officers, Federal Public Defenders, U.S. Attorneys, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, and Commission Advisory Group members.  The GPO Bookstore will also soon have hard copies publicly available for purchase.

2023 Annotated Manual  The official online version of the Guidelines Manual includes quick integrated access to guidelines history and reasons for amendments. Use the + icon next to a provision to access a hyperlinked list of related amendments in chronological order.  Explore the Annotated Manual   2023 Guidelines App The Guidelines App offers easy on-the-go access to the Guidelines Manual (with add-on features below) through any internet browser —no download or installation necessary. Search for the applicable guideline in a case using the statute of conviction. Determine the guideline range, or drug equivalencies using calculators. Research a guideline amendment through the amendment number or effective date. Quickly access the drug, loss, and sentencing tables. Explore the App

What happens after the money I paid into a FERS retirement runs out?

https://www.federaltimes.com/your-career/2023/10/27/what-happens-after-the-money-i-paid-into-a-fers-retirement-runs-out

This week Army CID Director Gregory Ford hosted Women in Federal Law Enforcement (@WIFLE) Foundation President Catrina Bonus at Army CID headquarters for a capability briefing and to discuss the importance of women in law enforcement.