'...retired federal employee will have to surrender in six weeks to begin serving a 23-month prison term for defrauding the federal health care benefits program by claiming for eight years that he was receiving medical treatment overseas....'
'...Trudy Givens, a Bureau of Prisons employee from Wisconsin, won the administration's 2010 "SAVE Award" with the idea of...'
'...under the "Spending Reduction Act of 2011," the number of civil service employees would be reduced by 15 percent...'
'...federal pay and benefits could be especially contentious. President Obama last year ordered a two-year pay freeze for all federal employees, but the bipartisan deficit commission and several Republican lawmakers want to use a three-year pay freeze, furloughs and...'
'...The center is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies protect national security networks and identify cyber threats, although the NSA has refused to disclose its full purpose or function. ...'
'...The cuts will include a reduction in active troop size and an eventual spending freeze....'
'...Want to know how much your fellow federal employee gets as a salary? Want to know what your federal employee salary is? You can search for federal employees by name or you can look at the names and salaries for each federal worker by location or organization....'
'...2010, seasonally adjusted federal employment reached 3.4 million employees, the highest level of federal employment since May 1990...'
'...apparently redirected emails using a simple Outlook rule (an automated way to process/sort emails). The supervisor stumbled into it by accident. ...'
'...Understanding Workers? Compensation Insurance is the only textbook available that provides a look at workers compensation through the eyes of the carrier as well as the provider. It covers everything from how a policy is written and what a policy covers to proof of coverage and understanding the basics of premium calculations. You will gain a better understanding of what a workers compensation carrier will or will not pay and what insurers need in order to process their bills. ...'
[Amazon] '...He said forcing employees into retirement represents a broken promise to injured workers, who in deciding to take workers' compensation payments have given up their rights to sue the government over their injuries....'
'...Federal pay freeze stops cost-of-living allowances (COLA) for two years ...'
'...The Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009, Public Law 111-31, became a law on June 22, 2009. Among other things, it authorized the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to add a Roth 401(k) feature to the TSP. ...'
'...Wages are set through collective bargaining for some federal employees, including air traffic controllers, though that is not the case for most U.S. government workers. ...'
'...some lawmakers grew concerned that Uncle Sam did not pay enough to attract and keep the skilled scientists, economists, doctors, and other white-collar professionals who make up a disproportionate share of the federal workforce. ...'
'...Information Technology Exchange Program, authorized under the fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill, will allow higher-level career DoD employees to work at a private company for up to two years while still retaining federal employee status...'
'...Do members of Congress consider themselves government workers? It will be interesting so see if ...'
'...The Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program provides benefits for eligible unemployed former civilian Federal employees. The program is administered by States as agents of the Federal government. This program is operated under the same terms and conditions that apply to regular State Unemployment Insurance (see State Unemployment Insurance). In general, the law of the State in which your last official duty station in Federal civilian service was located will be the State law that determines eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits. ...'
'...CSRS folks can't get that break because they have no Social Security tax to cut. ...'
'...Nalcrest, the letter carriers' retirement community, is located in Central Florida just south of Route 60, midway between Tampa on the Gulf Coast and Vero Beach on the Atlantic Coast just east of Lake Wales....'
'...NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- President Barack Obama's proposed 2-year pay freeze for federal workers is not a good idea, according to the majority of TheStreet readers who...'
'...The House approved legislation Wednesday that freezes base pay for federal employees at current levels for two years. ...'
'...The investigation apparently stems from a letter Foreman posted on the VA website seeking to clarify whether the agency was justified in bypassing veteran-owned businesses in dozens of instances....'
'..."It was very shocking," said Connie Davis, the ex-wife of the victim, 60-year-old Bruce Parton. "He was such a good man and postal carrier....'
'...as politicians intent on cutting the federal budget try to do just that, career government employees are feeling besieged. During the midterm elections, the federal work force became a target for...'
'...Starting Jan. 3, feds may swap up to 26 weeks of sick leave for unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for family members sick with serious communicable diseases, including the flu....'
'...Once again federal, state, and local government workers have become the scapegoat by the Republicans and other conservatives. Quite a few reports have been coming out recently trying to make us believe that government workers are overpaid and one way to help balance the budget should be at their expense....'
'...Classified information, the OMB notes, "remains classified ... until it is declassified by an appropriate U.S. Government authority." Employees may not view classified info over a non-classified system (i.e., the Internet)...'
'...Deep cuts to federal employee salaries and benefits were among the recommendations that the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform did not approve today. ...'
'...Results of the Index’s semi-annual federal employee survey indicate that federal workers are putting additional dollars toward debt reduction. The average monthly amount allocated to short- and long-term debt during the third quarter totaled $2,248, a 5 percent increase over the first quarter. At the same time, the rank and file of middle-class Americans saw their average monthly debt reduction efforts slip 4 percent to $2,159....'
'...Impose a three-year pay freeze on federal workers and Defense Department civilians. Out of duty and patriotism, hardworking federal employees provide a great service to this country. But in a time of budget shortfalls, all levels of government must trim back. In the recent recession, millions of private sector and state and municipal employees had their wages frozen or cut back, and millions more lost their jobs altogether. In contrast, federal workers’ wages increase annually due to automatic formulas in law, providing them with cost-of-living-adjustments totaling more than five percent in the last two years. This proposal would institute a three-year government-wide freeze on federal pay at every government agency, including the Department of Defense civilian workforce. This proposal will save $20.4 billion in 2015....'
Reference: www.fiscalcommission.gov'...approved a bill granting civilian federal employees a 2011 pay raise of 1.4 percent. ...'
