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Low Morale at DHS Weapons Division Flagged for House Lawmakers

Weapons of Mass Destruction office faces steep challenges Officials warn against any hasty move to reorganize unit July 16, 2021 1:47 PM By Ellen M. Gilmer A Department of Homeland Security team focused on assessing the threat of weapons of mass destruction faces steep organizational and employee morale challenges just three years after its creation, a government watchdog said. The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office needs to improve its biodefense work and other key programs, Christopher Currie, director of homeland security and justice for the Government Accountability Office, told a House panel Friday. The office ranked the lowest among DHS divisions in a 2019 employee morale report conducted by the Office of Personnel Management, with the department as a whole the lowest among similarly sized agencies. The GAO is studying “significant challenges” in the weapons office, and some lawmakers have proposed transferring some of its functions to ot

Struggling federal firefighters could see pay increase in new energy package

Struggling federal firefighters could see pay increase in new energy package Alicia Victoria Lozano As wildfires rage across much of the West in what experts call an “extreme” fire season, federal firefighters are inching closer to receiving increased pay after decades of lobbying Congress. The Senate energy and natural resources committee voted 13 to 7 this week to advance the bipartisan Energy Infrastructure Act, which would authorize more than $100 billion for initiatives such as expanding the power grid, building out supply chains for clean energy technologies, upgrading water infrastructure for drought-plagued states and moving away from reliance on fossil fuels. These funds would be wrapped into the larger $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

No Surprise Billing? New Rule Issued by Dane Scalise

Sponsored Content provided by Dane Scalise - General Counsel , GriffinEstep Benefit Group On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, the Departments), issued an interim final rule (IFR) to explain provisions of the No Surprises Act (the Act) that passed as part of sweeping COVID-19 relief legislation signed in December 2020. The Act and IFR aim to protect consumers from excessive out-of-pocket costs resulting from surprise and balance medical billing. This Advisor provides a high-level summary of the IFR.     Under the Act, group health plans, or health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, that provide or cover any benefits for services in an emergency department of a hospital (including a hospital outpatient department that provides emergency services) or an independent freestanding emergency department (in-network or out-of-network,

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