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Illegally Recording Private Conversations
Lately I have ran across numerous situations involving the illegal recording of private conversations and thought I would highlight the legalities and pitfalls involved. With the mass availability of devices (cell phones, mini-recorders, laptops, watches, i-pads) that can surreptitiously record telephone and face to face conversations there is now an
The Perfect Storm: OPM e-QIP Shutdown vs OMB Smartcard Requirements
Last week the Office of Personnel Management made a decision to shut down the e-QIP application used to process 90% of Federal government background investigations for 4-6 weeks. At the same time, due to the data breach which allowed hackers access to OPM investigative records through a laptop that was
I’m not an investigator. I never worked at either of those places. At every agency I’ve worked, the contractors made significantly more than the equivalent feds. But the feds had…
That is a real possibility. Contractors usually cost more but it’s a way for the admininstration to feed business and money making to their donors/supporters in the big business world.…
Civil Servant’s get pensions and much more generous time off/vacation/paternity, etc. and usually they don’t expect to get laid off at any time like contractors could be. It’s a trade…
The contractors don’t make more than the Fed’s in this industry.