Monday Afternoon Federal Newscast

The Office of Personnel Management tells Federal News Radio that it is getting out of the "retirement projections" business. An agency spokesman says past projections haven't held up well, and that researchers find that more Americans are working longer than expected. OPM spokesman Edmund Byrnes says OPM will no longer try to estimate how many agency workers will retire in the coming years, reversing years of projections that found federal employees were expected to retire in great numbers.

Check your Combined Federal Campaign donations. Federal regulators are reviewing the practices of some charities tied to a Phoenix televangelism ministry that solicited millions of dollars in donations from government employees. The Arizona Republic reports that the Office of the Inspector General is investigating up to 20 charities with links to the Don Stewart Association, which are soliciting donations from federal employees through the CFC. A lawyer for the charity says that no one connected with the charity is aware of any federal inquiry.

The Department of Homeland Security is pushing back the REAL ID deadline by six weeks. That means states have until December first to request more time to comply with the law. States that do not request an extension still must meet the January first, 2010 deadline to begin issuing driver's licenses or other identification cards that meet the security requirements outlined in the REAL ID Act of 2005. Read more here.

Other News Links

Most NSPS employees headed for full 2010 pay raise (GovExec)

Controversy over policy czars is misplaced, scholars say (GovExec)

Rebuild DCAA 'from the ground up' (Federal Times)

Michigan unveils strategy to garner stimulus IT funds (NextGov)

Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DoD (FCW)

And Finally . . .

Dot-Whatsthatnow? Domains to Expand Way Beyond '.com.' (Kiplinger's Personal Finance/Washington Post)