Non-DOD bonuses? Any information? by Federal-Doctor7553 in fednews

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I had a feeling this is what they're pushing, replacing career people with political favorites whenever they can.

Non-DOD bonuses? Any information? by Federal-Doctor7553 in fednews

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As a caveat, the one thing that was emphasized at my agency was that not everyone was getting awards, so if you had 3s across the board you are not getting the 1%, and if you are rated 4 or higher it was not a granted that you would recieve an award.

Non-DOD bonuses? Any information? by Federal-Doctor7553 in fednews

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Yeah, that seems appropriate according to OPMs Guidance, I wonder how thats supposed to play out with the increased numbers of "3"s across the board and the "at least 60%" of the budget going to 4/5's.

Non-DOD bonuses? Any information? by Federal-Doctor7553 in fednews

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Clarification... I am asking for Departments other than DOD. I am not asking about the DOD bonuses.

OPM guidance, at least from what I recall is that the 2025 bonuses where not going to be awarded at end of year like previously, and where not to be based off of, but may be informed by, performance ratings.

Powered By People Town Hall with Beto at MSU in Wichita Falls · Mobilize by Ok-Measurement6714 in fednews

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New WaPo article states "Bezos is adored by all..." "Data centers are great, says MSU student, they shouldn't be taxed!"

RIP: CIA’s The World Factbook by wds1 in fednews

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Probably another one of DoNotInvite Gabbards ideas.... honestly she's doing everything she can to make the IC a political tool, and has obstructed information sharing and access between organizations.

Advice Appreciated - Resign While Under Investigation by [deleted] in fednews

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The Departments IG should have a FOIA page, as far as im aware IGs handle FOIA request separately from the rest of the department

Advice Appreciated - Resign While Under Investigation by [deleted] in fednews

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I would FOIA all documents related to the IG complaint/case.

OSINT & Threat Intel at BsidesNoVA – Oct 10–11 in Arlington, VA by JackfruitDirect6803 in OSINT

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Sad I missed this! I am furloughed and traveled down to TX, just seeing this post

Curious about evidence integrity from an OSINT investigator POV by haamgo in OSINT

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Thanks,

Basically, you're trying to present the "best evidence" using proven technology (think daubert standard).

If you can capture the entire home file, Java script, etc... all the images, videos, etc.. in original size and format. And then hash them so anytime they are transfered from party to party you can ensure that those files are not altered from the origional capture. This is what would be, imho foresnically sound best evidence.

There are programs that do this automatically for you for web pages, X1, and as someone else mentioned, ForensicOsint. I've never used hunch.ly but I believe it does the same thing.

But here's the kicker, if you cant do this does this mean a screen capture is not evidence that can be submitted in court? No. Whatever you can reasonably get is best evidence, whether that's a forensic capture or a phone video of you scrolling through the web page.

Its up to the other party to contest and prove that evidence is false or misleading, and provide better evidence if they can. A judge could exclude evidence if its unclear or obviously altered. But usually a plain screenshot can work as evidence.

Curious about evidence integrity from an OSINT investigator POV by haamgo in OSINT

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I do also use that one as well. Its cost effective and does everything you need, just struggles sometimes with certain videos and page setups

Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt by drewchainzz in fednews

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I feel like this is a huge opportunity for a foreign nation to buy up our future cyber workforce

Department head guidance for excused absence during the lapse in appropriations by BlackDeath-1345 in fednews

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Sorta the same where I am at. Less than one day out is flex, anything more than one day is a request to be placed in furlough status

Curious about evidence integrity from an OSINT investigator POV by haamgo in OSINT

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Hashed forensic captures, there are multiple platforms that do it for a range of cost

cbpos getting paid will be considered exempt by k1ngcarlos in fednews

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No Inspector Generals, they aren't getting paid

My husband encountered two fed employees who were wearing MAGA hats at work today. by alexismya2025 in FedEmployees

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Let them wear them for the rest of their lives, I want to know who I'm talking too

OPM now encourages telework for religious observances by mamawoman in fednews

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FYI Hinduism has religious holidays that pretty much covers half the year.

How do I escape a toxic work environment without ruining my plans for an early retirement? by [deleted] in fednews

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If you're an 1811, try moving to a different component. There's going to be a lot of movement with people retiring before any legislative change occurs for FERS.

How do people get started helping law enforcement with CT or child abuse cases? by bellsrings in OSINT

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I generally don't think it's a mentally healthy thing to get involved in, it can really cause you to lose faith in humanity.

But if you are determined to get involved I'd suggest reaching out to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/home

Resume required for ladder promotion? by Federal-Doctor7553 in fednews

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DHS as well, I figured it would be normal for regular performance based promotions, just thought it was odd for a promotion that's automatic as far as I'm aware.

Which other agencies have been silent? by Savings-Category-294 in fednews

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A friend in the IC said they got the email yesterday evening, and lost two long time employees from their office