Oct 26, 2012

Shrinking federal buyouts: An offer easily refused

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$hrinking buyouts: An offer you can't refuse? '... Federal buyouts come in many flavors. If you work for most federal agencies th...
Oct 23, 2012

Federal Agency switching to iPhone

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U.S. Federal Agency Switching 17,600 Employees From BlackBerry to iPhone: Report '...Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Immigration a...
Sep 26, 2012

Federal workforce to take hit in recovering economy

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A Recovering Economy Won't Include Federal Workers '...in Detroit, the federal government is expected to cut 4,000 jobs by 2022, ...
Sep 24, 2012

Some understand the need for a strong federal workforce

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As congressional ally retires, federal employee advocates cite progress, challenges '...A leading advocate in Congress for federal wo...
Sep 17, 2012

Federal employee pay raises? The bigger worry may be health care

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Forget the Pay Freeze: Start Worrying About Health Care Costs '... Buried in the news over the extended federal pay freeze, the impendi...
Sep 14, 2012

Body of US Ambassador to Libya Returned

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Bodies of 4 Americans killed in Libya returned to the U.S. '...The bodies of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three...
Sep 7, 2012

CFC kicks off for 2012 (September 1st to December 15th)

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2012 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) '...CFC is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with mo...
Sep 5, 2012

EPA's Margo Oge, director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Transportation and Air Quality stepping down

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Key EPA auto regulator Margo Oge stepping down '...Margo Oge, director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Transpor...
Aug 21, 2012

2013 Federal Employee Pay Raise Update

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President extends federal pay freeze '...In a letter to House and Senate leaders, the president reiterated his support for ending the p...
Aug 10, 2012

Federal employee legislation update

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Congress moves on federal employee bills '...Several pieces of legislation of importance to federal employees crossed the congressiona...
Jun 14, 2012

Older people forced to early Social Security due to lack of employment opportunities

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Unemployed Forced to Early Social Security '...Just a few miles from the gated estates of corporate chieftains and Hollywood stars, Ms...
Jun 8, 2012

Changes to federal employee appeals policies coming

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Overhaul of federal employee appeals policies planned '...The agency that hears challenges to disciplinary actions, whistle-blower reta...
Jun 1, 2012

Little more than half of all Senior Executive Service members are satisfied with their pay

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Fewer senior executives are satisfied with their pay, OPM finds '...A little more than half of all Senior Executive Service members are...
May 27, 2012

TSP hit by sophisticated cyber attack - personal information stolen

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Hackers hit Thrift Savings Plan '...A cyber attack has potentially stolen the personal information of as many as 123,000 government em...
May 21, 2012

Telecommuting progressing in federal workforce

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Movement to telework gaining a foothold in federal agencies '...Federal agencies are leading the way in telecommuting, according to the...
May 18, 2012

Social Security Benefits & Taxes

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Social Security Benefits & Taxes '...after years of paying income taxes on your “contributions” you are ready to retire and collect...
May 10, 2012

House approves pay cut for Federal Employees ...at least that's what it amounts to

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House action amounts to federal pay cut '...pay an additional 5 percent of salary for retirement benefits, with no increase in those b...
Apr 27, 2012

TSA is on the job!

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TSA Week in Review: Black Powder, Grenades, and Claymore Mines '...Items Concealed in VCR: A checked bag at Newark (EWR) appeared to ...
Apr 23, 2012

USPS Buy-out incentives

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Congress to make key vote on post office closures Tuesday '...money toward incentives for about 100,000 employees to retire in the ne...
Apr 3, 2012

Threatening a federal shutdown, "...There's never been anything like this," Bixby said

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House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan '...threatening a federal shutdown. And a payroll tax cut, extra unemployment benefits ...
Mar 16, 2012

Mail processing facilities closures could be detrimental to broad segments of the country

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Postal union blasts closings plan in new ads '...the impending closure of 223 mail-processing facilities and post offices could be detr...
Mar 3, 2012

NASA hit by cyberattacks called "advanced persistent threats"

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Hackers Seize Control of NASA Computers '...NASA reported that it was the target of 47 sophisticated cyberattacks - the report calls th...
Feb 14, 2012

Federal employees to pay more for retirement in GOP plan

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Republicans look to require federal workers to pay more for retirement '...the bill is a GOP attack on federal workers, and said Congr...
Feb 10, 2012

Federal Retirement Cuts Coming Soon?

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GOP proposes changing federal worker pensions '...Federal employees would pay more toward their pensions and new employees would recei...
Jan 21, 2012

Republicans successful in limiting FAA unionization, Dems give in

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FAA Deal on Capitol Hill: Labor Language Dropped '...In exchange for Republicans dropping the NMB rule recission, Democrats have agreed...
Jan 20, 2012

Radiation exposure of 16 workers at a nuclear research lab

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Federal panel faults Idaho lab for radiation exposure mishap '...The radiation exposure of 16 workers at a nuclear research lab in I, d...
Jan 9, 2012

2013 Federal Worker Pay Raise

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White House calls for modest 0.5% pay raise for federal civilian workers '...After a two-year freeze in federal workers’ salaries, Pr...
Dec 28, 2011

Federal employee starting pay rises

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Starting Pay for Federal Workers Rises '...The rising salaries make the federal government a desirable place to work, and the analysis...
Dec 9, 2011

Civilian Service Recognition Act

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H.R.2061 '...To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries in conn...
Dec 5, 2011

Federal Employee reduction in force, more base closings and consolidations

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Experts: DoD could slash 150K jobs '...Even with early-out incentives, Williams expected that a "sizable" reduction in force...
Nov 30, 2011

Thrift Savings Plan I Fund

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TSP's I Fund brings 'true diversification' to portfolio '...there's more to the TSP than just those two funds...' ...
Nov 28, 2011

Buyouts, Layoffs and more pay freezing likely for Federal Workers

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Extended pay freeze, layoffs likely '...likely to mean 2012 will see a hiring freeze, buyouts and early outs, and maybe even layoffs t...
Nov 26, 2011

Ron Paul, the presidential candidate who says he'll shrink government the most,

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Ron Paul backed by workers he's aiming to show door '...leads in donations from federal employees, with $95,085 through Sept. 30. ...
Nov 25, 2011

Federal Employees and Medicare Part B

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FEHBP + Medicare Part B can be 'political insurance' '...Federal employees turning 65 might be wondering: Do I get Medicare Pa...
Nov 11, 2011

Is FERS too generous

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FERS Fact Check '...whether they are too generous -- are the subject of much discussion right now on Capitol Hill...' Reference: ...
Oct 25, 2011

Supercommittee -vs- Federal Employees

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Preparing for what the supercommittee has in store for federal agencies '...The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often cal...
Oct 19, 2011

Federal Retirement COLA for 2012 will be 3.6 percent

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Federal retirees to get COLA increase '...Federal retirees will receive in January the first inflation adjustment to their annuity ben...
Oct 18, 2011

Shifting the deficit to Federal Workers

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Don’t shift deficit to federal workers '...One of the most influential aspects of the super committee’s decision will involve the feder...
Oct 15, 2011

Democrats fight against Federal Worker pay freeze and other benefit cuts

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Democrats want supercommittee to reject more federal worker cuts '...Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Refo...
Oct 12, 2011

BlackBerry only federally approved smartphone for some government agencies

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BlackBerry outage sends D.C. into withdrawal '...The outage caught much of D.C. off guard Wednesday and underscored the region’s relian...