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OPM clarifies how agencies can help feds apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver by Oct. 31 deadline

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With a fast-approaching deadline to apply for a Public Service Loan Forgiveness limited-time waiver, the Office of Personnel Management said agencies should help federal employees with their applications. If they have the documentation available, agencies can certify a current employee’s entire work history, including that individual’s time working previously at other agencies. “The federal employee should present a separate PSLF form for each federal agency and period of employment for which they are seeking certification and the agency official should certify each form as appropriate,” OPM wrote in an Oct.…

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MoveOn Launches $5.5 Million Ad Campaign to Help Drive Voter Turnout and Counter MAGA Extremism

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Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action announced a $ 5.5 million ad campaign to mobilize voter turnout among key groups—including those who voted in 2016, 2018 and 2020 but might not normally vote in midterm elections—to protect our freedoms from MAGA Republican candidates who are trying to overturn our elections, silence our voices, take control of our bodies, and block policies that will benefit all Americans. Today’s announced ad buy is part of MoveOn’s $ 30 million+ election program—its largest ever for a midterm. The ads will run in…

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Harris says the administration plans to help women cross state lines to get abortions

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Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that the Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights was “shocking,” and that the Biden administration is exploring a wide range of federal aid for women seeking to travel to states that still allow abortions. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Intelligence community whistleblowers finally get a little help, from Congress

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<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><i>Apple Podcasts</i></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>Whistleblowers across the government have gotten increasingly more support and protection over the years. Except for those in the secretive intelligence community. They have no independent enforcement mechanisms for the protections they do have. Joining the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> with how things are about to change, the policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, Melissa Wasser.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin:</strong> Ms. Wasser, good to have you on.</p>…

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