Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 17:35     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:It's so they can commence terrorizing us directly rather than going through chain of command

THIS.
Direct spying. Direct orders without diluted or filtered information they think is going to be biased. Direct access to monitor who should be on their Schedule F list so they can fire them at will. Etc. etc. etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 16:26     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Once you reply, they can identify your location via the IP address. Test and information gathering. They are bypassing agency HR and IT.


But I replied on my phone before I officially signed on today—so what would that mean?


That you were working outside your authorized hours and not at your duty station and have therefore committed time card fraud and will be terminated.


Dumb but also rude.

I don’t count the hours that my butt is not at a desk. Most of us aren’t cheaters and idiots. We have integrity.


Pretty sure PP was joking about the level of oversight that apparently is about to occur by DOGE.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 16:25     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Once you reply, they can identify your location via the IP address. Test and information gathering. They are bypassing agency HR and IT.


But I replied on my phone before I officially signed on today—so what would that mean?


That you were working outside your authorized hours and not at your duty station and have therefore committed time card fraud and will be terminated.


Dumb but also rude.

I don’t count the hours that my butt is not at a desk. Most of us aren’t cheaters and idiots. We have integrity.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 16:22     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:Once you reply, they can identify your location via the IP address. Test and information gathering. They are bypassing agency HR and IT.



Not if you’re on your agency’s VPN.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 16:12     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:Honestly they need to get our Secretaries and Directors and agency heads into place. There's mass panic and chaos going on. I'm sure no actual work is getting done.


Exactly. Which begs the question....
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 16:12     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Honestly they need to get our Secretaries and Directors and agency heads into place. There's mass panic and chaos going on. I'm sure no actual work is getting done.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 16:10     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
All this time spent of things that are not efficient or pertinent to the job..... hmmmm
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:53     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Once you reply, they can identify your location via the IP address. Test and information gathering. They are bypassing agency HR and IT.


But I replied on my phone before I officially signed on today—so what would that mean?


That you were working outside your authorized hours and not at your duty station and have therefore committed time card fraud and will be terminated.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:39     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:Once you reply, they can identify your location via the IP address. Test and information gathering. They are bypassing agency HR and IT.


But I replied on my phone before I officially signed on today—so what would that mean?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:39     Subject: Re:OPM HR government wide email test
My coworkers I spoke to today received it. As did my spouse who works at a different agency.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:38     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Once you reply, they can identify your location via the IP address. Test and information gathering. They are bypassing agency HR and IT.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:36     Subject: OPM HR government wide email test
Fed here. Some coworkers received test email and some don't (including me). Does it happen to your agencies?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:16     Subject: Re:OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What did the email say?


I am a Nigerian prince who has been kidnapped. Please respond.


You’ve been a very naughty boy and I have activated your webcam to photograph you without you knowing! This can be our little secret for the low price of three bitcoin!
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:14     Subject: Re:OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I replied yes. This is like squid games now and we all have to play to survive.


Thanks for letting Russia invade our IT systems.


I don’t really believe in “picking battles” but refusing to answer an email doesn’t seem like the hill to die on. I will save the freakout for when they ask me to do something that is actually ethically questionable….


I believe in defending our country, as we’ve been trained to do in all of our security trainings. Hope you don’t get fired.


Uh…

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna189126


Thank you for sharing this.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2025 15:09     Subject: Re:OPM HR government wide email test
Anonymous wrote:What did the email say?


I am a Nigerian prince who has been kidnapped. Please respond.