The Internal Revenue Service was closed today, as employees were furloughed due to sequestration's budget cuts. Conservatives found this to be an occasion for side-splitting humor; Sarah Palin, for example, tweeted, "The IRS is closed today, feel free to use your phones." Get it, because the IRS was tapping … um … well, never mind. Show More Summary
On Wednesday, House hearings on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) political targeting of conservative groups uncovered a startling revelation about the interview process used to construct the Inspector General’s report: Obama donor-turned-IRS director of tax exempt organizations Holly Paz sat in on 36 of 41 interviews with IRS employees. Show More Summary
A majority of property owners in Winston-Salem would see a decrease in their city tax bill, new bus service would start on Sundays and most city employees could receive a merit-pay increase of 1.5 percent, under a proposed budget released Thursday that...
Online job hunting is more popular than ever, with job seekers heading to the Internet to search job openings on Monster and Indeed. For most businesses, this means a pool of easy-to-reach workers who search online job listings daily. Show More Summary
When looking into buying hardware, software or services for your business, often the sheer number of options is overwhelming. Which laptops are better for your business? What corporate credit card is the best fit for your employees? What is the cheapest all-in-one printer that still offers all the features you need? For many, each one... Show More Summary
Most of the 100,000 Internal Revenue Service employees will be forced to take Friday off as a result of the sequester.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services has settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets.
Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service's director of exempt organizations, has been placed on administrative leave, according to a source in the agency's Cincinnati office. Lerner on Thursday afternoon sent an e-mail to employeesShow More Summary
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By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON -- Institutional Shareholder Services settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that ISS, a unit of MSCI Inc. Show More Summary
Wellness at Work: CBIZ and Edington Associates Recognize Employers for Their Wellness Programs LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Edington Associates LLC, in conjunction with CBIZ Employee Services, a division of CBIZ Inc., today announces the winners of the 2013 Edington Next Practice Awards. Show More Summary
An investigation by Cincinnati Fox 19 reporter Ben Swann finds that Obama Administration claims that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative groups was the work of two “rogue” low-level employees in Cincinnati, Ohio,...Show More Summary
Skyhigh Networks discovers,manages and analyzes data from all the apps that people use at work. Today the company raised $20 million in a Series B round led by Sequoia Capital with participation from existing investor Greylock Partners. Show More Summary
With his predecessor facing tough questions from lawmakers, Danny Werfel, the new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, sent an agency-wide message to employees this morning. Admitting that workers have faced “a difficult last few days,” Werfel gave a stern, direct … Continue reading ?
Three months ago Skyhigh Networks came out of stealth with a new service that helps enterprises discover the cloud apps that employees sneak into work. Today, Skyhigh announced that it's landed a $20 million Series B round from venture capitalists Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners. Show More Summary
The Los Angeles teachers' union, United Teachers Los Angeles, defeated a combined effort by several other labor unions, including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and other public sector unions, in the city's mayoral election Tuesday. Show More Summary
One of the challenges of an environment where employees use multiple cloud services is how to manage those accounts. AppGuru, a new web-based service from LogMein,, aims to simplify that process by providing a centralised console where IT managers can track, deploy and remove users on different services. More »
By Caroline May, The Daily Caller The National Treasury Employees Union is denying claims that the union’s president was in contact with President Obama shortly before Internal Revenue Service employees began targeting conservative groups.
A group of food service workers walked off their jobs in the food court of the Ronald Reagan Building Tuesday morning as part of a day-long protest of low wages paid to federal contract employees. A series of protests dubbed … Continue reading ?
America has more than 5 million field service workers that maintain, repair, and replace the equipment we count on each and every day. The vast majority of these employees rely on paper, carbon copies, and clipboards to manage their field operations. ServiceMax is changing this with its mobile field service management platform that has helped its more than 200...
Standing up for the First Amendment. “Fox News: ‘We Will Unequivocally Defend’ Rosen Against ‘Chilling’ DOJ Investigation.” Speaking up. Another permanent foreign service employee points the finger at higher-ups like Hillary Clinton and Thomas Pickering: “Following the attack in Benghazi, … Continue reading ?