Aug 21, 2015

Rare FEGLI open season: Sept. 1 to 30, 2016

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OPM allows Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance open season '...The FEGLI open season runs from Sept. 1 to 30, 2016. During th...
Jun 17, 2015

OPM Data Breach News Just Keeps Getting Worse

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OPM Data Breach News Just Keeps Getting Worse '...The Office of Personnel Management may have suffered more breaches and lost more in...
Jun 2, 2015

Do you consider yourself middle class?

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The Upper Middle Class Is Ruining America '...These are households with enough money to make modest political contributions, enough ti...
May 29, 2015

The Difference Between a Supplement and Social Security

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The Difference Between a Supplement and Social Security '...Those who have spent a long career in government and are covered under th...
May 28, 2015

10 senior government Army civilians complete Senior Service College Fellowship program at Defense Acquisition University, South Region

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Senior service fellowship grads meet challenge '...Class leader Greg Snowden, deputy for Missile Defense and Space Systems Project Off...
May 5, 2015

ISIS claims responsibility for Texas shooting

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ISIS claims responsibility for Texas shooting but offers no proof '...ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack outside a Prophet...
Apr 27, 2015

Batarangs confiscated by TSA at Charlotte airport

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TSA: 3 batarangs confiscated at Charlotte airport Batarang Throwing Knife '...A Batarang is a throwing weapon used by comic ...
Mar 30, 2015

Indiana steps forward to protect the constitutional rights and privileges of freedom of religion for people of faith and families of faith

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Is Tolerance a Two Way Street or Not? '... there's a lot of talk about tolerance in this country today having to do with people on...
Mar 18, 2015

The era of zero interest rates is nearly over, some looking at June 17 as date of rise

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Federal Reserve expected to signal the end of zero interest rates '... Federal Reserve officials have begun a two-day meeting, which i...
Feb 23, 2015

How do I print my 1099-R from Services Online?

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How do I print my 1099R from Services Online? '...You can print current year and two previous years 1099R at Services Online . ......
Feb 20, 2015

Coursera: Take the world's best courses, online, for free.

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Coursera: Take the world's best courses, online, for free. Coursera '...Coursera is an education platform that partners wi...
Jan 26, 2015

With the destruction of the Postal Service and Attacks on federal pensions, 2016 elections may be decided by federal workers

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Partisan divide in federal employee legislation '...When it comes to federal employees, one party wants to give, the other plans to ta...
Dec 28, 2014

Federal Retirement Options

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The Best Dates, and Phased Retirement, for Federal Employees in 2015 '...the answer just may lie in the new Phased Retirement program...
Dec 15, 2014

U.S. Military personnel doesn't do well under Continuing Resolution / Omnibus budget plan

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With Shutdown Avoided, Who Are Winners (And Losers) In 2015 Budget? '...Pay raises for most federal employees, including the military,...
Nov 2, 2014

Death of the American Foundry: Foundry that originally cast aluminum letters and seals for the U.S. Postal Service to close

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Foundry that cast Great Seal for ND Capitol calls it quits '...Metal Arts started 75 years ago as a small foundry and finishing factor...
Oct 26, 2014

OPM Disability Retirement Process

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The Confluence of Factors During the OPM Disability Retirement Process "...There is so much information “out there” – from the “5-st...
Oct 23, 2014

Inspector general criticizes the Secret Service for "a serious lapse in judgment"

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Inspector General letter reveals new concerns about Secret Service '...In a letter obtained by the Cox Washington Bureau, the Homeland...
Oct 21, 2014

DHS requires West Africa travelers to arrive at five airports

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DHS requires West Africa travelers to arrive at five airports '...Customs and Border Protection within the department began enhanced ...
Oct 16, 2014

CDC says health care worker with Ebola should not have been allowed to fly

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CDC says health care worker with Ebola should not have been allowed to fly '...Health care workers who had been exposed to Duncan were...
Oct 9, 2014

Presidential Management Fellows program

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Presidential Management Fellows program '...Beginning this Wednesday, October 1, through October 15, students or recent graduates of ...
Sep 8, 2014

flexible spending account (FSA) monies (limited amount) can be rolled over

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OPM: FSA participants can rollover $500 in unused funds '...Federal workers who participate in the Federal Flexible Spending Account ...
Sep 1, 2014

2015 Federal Employee Pay Raise of 1% Would Prevent 'Automatic' Larger Increase

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Obama proposes 1 percent pay raise for federal workers in 2015 '...signaling that he wants to give the workers a salary bump while pre...
Mar 16, 2014

Many VA facilities tested positive for Legionella

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Largest Federal Employee Union Pushes OSHA to Investigate Legionella Reports at Illinois Veterans Hospital '...August 2013 report by ...
Feb 26, 2014

Some postal employees to get 20% pay increases and $1,000 bonuses

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Some postal employees to get 20% pay increases and $1,000 bonuses '...The agreement calls for pay increases of up to 20 percent for ...
Feb 21, 2014

TSA approved recognized locks

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TSA Travel Tips Tuesday: TSA Recognized Locks '...In order to ensure the safe transportation of travelers, TSA screens all checked an...
Feb 18, 2014

Items found by TSA: Yes, this is what people attempt to carry on aircraft

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41 Firearms Discovered This Week (33 Loaded) '...The purpose of this blog is to communicate with the public about all things TSA ...
Feb 3, 2014

OPM layoffs affect training and testing staff

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OPM plans to trim 356 employees in March '...Workers’ eligibility for federal benefits depends on whether they are considered tempora...
Dec 3, 2013

Federal Employee Merit Pay: Is it a motivator or not

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Merit-based Pay and Employee Motivation in Federal Agencies '...This paper analyzes findings from the federal government that federal...
Oct 7, 2013

Federal Reserve's new $100 bills debut Tuesday

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A few things you might want to know about the new $100 before Tuesday '...The Federal Reserve's latest budget includes 2.5 billion...
Oct 1, 2013

800,000 employees in the government's workforce to feel goverment shutdown

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Government Shuts Down as Congress Misses Deadline '...Many federal workers reporting to their agencies Tuesday morning will undertake ...
Sep 30, 2013

OFR published a notice to give guidance on Federal Shutdown 2013

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What happens if the Government shuts down? '...The OFR published a notice to give guidance to agency customers and the public. See, 78...
Sep 12, 2013

Federal Employee Buyout Coming?

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Retirement Myths: Is Congress Considering Offering a Buyout to Federal Employees? '...We all want to believe that something good will...
Aug 20, 2013

How many federal employees would be affected by Postal Service plan to strip workers of federal health plan>

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USPS Plan to Pull Out of Fed Health Benefits Could Cost Postal Workers '...While most non-postal FEHB enrollees would likely not be a...
Jun 30, 2013

Reports of NSA snooping on Europe go well beyond previous revelations of electronic spying

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Berlin accuses Washington of cold war tactics over snooping '...Transatlantic relations plunged at the weekend as Berlin, Brussels an...
Jun 27, 2013

FERS Retirement Eligibility Information

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FERS Retirement Eligibility Information '...An immediate retirement benefit is one that starts within 30 days from the date you stop w...
Jun 16, 2013

Federal employee health and fitness programs

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Federal workers get health and fitness programs '...retired Army colonel and former Anne Arundel County councilman working as a civil...
Jun 13, 2013

DC area feds can take 'unscheduled leave' or telework day due to potential severe weather

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Federal workers can take unscheduled leave or telework day, OPM says '...Federal agencies will be open on Thursday as the region brace...
Jun 5, 2013

2014: Federal Employees may see tiny pay raise in Jan.

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White House again calls for federal employee raise '...Administration urges the Congress to provide the proposed 1.0 percent pay incre...
Jun 2, 2013

Lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice

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Female prison workers filing class action against DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons '..."The overall outcome is to seek change. The...
May 19, 2013

Benghazi federal workers remembered

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In Benghazi and beyond, federal workers who died on the job are remembered '...Let’s take a break from the raging discord that has do...