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AFSA Politely Asks the State Dept: Is Adherence to the Foreign Affairs Manual...
Posted: 1:01 am EDT The Daily Press Briefing of March 11 toppled me off my chair when I heard the official spokesperson of the State Department, Jennifer Psaki said from the podium, “The FAM is not...
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Question of the Day: Is the Secretary of State bound by the rules of the...
Posted: 2:40 am EDT Is the Secretary of State bound by the rules of the Foreign Affairs Manual or not? That’s the question asked during the August 31 press briefing at the State Department. QUESTION:...
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Holy Mother of FAM!!! Oh, Mr. Toner, What Have You Done?
Posted: 2:39 am PDT On August 31, the State Department’s deputy spox was asked if the Secretary of State is bound by the rules of the Foreign Affairs Manual or not? (see Question of the Day: Is the...
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Senator Grassley Eyes Linda Howard Case, Seeks Answers on TIP Policy and...
Posted: 1:45 am EDT On October 20, 2011, State/OIG issued a report entitled Audit of Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Compliance with Trafficking in Persons Requirements (AUD/IP-12-02 – pdf)....
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@StateDept Updates Its Polygraph Policy: Are Results Shared For Security...
Posted: 1:26 am ET On September 1, 2016, the State Department updated its 12 FAM 250 policy on the use of the polygraph to examine Department employees (including employees on the General Schedule,...
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@StateDept Task Force For New Sexual Assault FAM Guidance – An Update
Posted: 12:57 am ET We’ve written about nine blogposts on sexual assaults and/or lack of clear sexual assault reporting guidance in the Foreign Service since August this year (see links below). On...
View Article@StateDept’s New “One Team” Award For Employees Includes $10,000 Prize,...
We recently posted about the new ‘One Team’ four-day pilot course at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute (See Foreign Service Institute Rolls Out Pompeo’s Pursuit – A ‘One Team’ Four-Day...
View ArticleFoggy Bottom’s Fourteen Principles of Ethical Conduct For a Happy Christmas...
Via Santa’s Be Good Not/Not Naughty List: 11 FAM 611.4-4 a. Public service is a public trust; employees must place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws, and ethical principles above private gain. b....
View ArticleGrievant Claims @StateDept Failed to Follow Required Procedures, So What...
Via FSGB 2019 Annual Report, February 2020: The grievant in FSGB Case No. 2017-051, who was slated for separation, contested statements in an EER relied upon by Commissioning and Tenure Boards (CTBs)...
View Article@StateDept Updates Regulations to Include New Compensation For Certain...
On May 28, 2020, the State Department updated the Foreign Affairs Manual to include Compensation for Certain Injuries for State, USAID, USAGM, Commerce, Foreign Service Corps-USDA Foreign Service and...
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