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Banner Year for Federal Benefits: One Other Big Benefit May Be On the Way
2009 has seen a number of enhanced federal employee benefits. The year isn't over yet. There is another possible benefit that may see the light of day and that could provide a significant financial gain for many readers.

Posted: November 5, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Dumping Those Nasty 2008 Losses From Your TSP Statement
When you look at your TSP returns for the past twelve months, it will make you feel good to see how much money you have made. But you need to be realistic. Your investment may still be down despite the rosy figures. Here's why.

Posted: November 3, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Implementing the New HR Changes: When Do These Benefits Become Effective?
Since the enhancement of some benefits for federal employees earlier this week, a number of readers have been asking questions on the implementation of these new benefits. While many questions will not be answered for some time, here is information from the Office of Personnel Management on the new benefits that will be helpful to some of our readers.

Posted: October 30, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

President Signs Defense Bill: Includes Credit for Sick Leave and Abolishes NSPS
The President has signed into law a bill that expands the human resources benefits for federal employees.

Posted: October 28, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Human Resources Changes Include Sick Leave Credit for FERS Employees and Abolishing NSPS
The Senate has approved a bill that will change a number of current human resources policies and includes changing the FERS retirement system to allow employees under this system to get credit for unused sick leave.

Posted: October 23, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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Ralph left federal service to establish the company that became FPMI Communications, Inc. He served for several years as President/CEO of FPMI until shortly after he sold the company to a public corporation. He currently serves as CEO of FedSmith Inc.

For more than two decades, Ralph has written or co-authored numerous books, articles and editorials on issues pertaining to the Federal Government, consulted with numerous federal agencies, organized and addressed a wide variety of federal sector management conferences, and conducted training seminars and addressed conferences for thousands of public managers and employees. He has written extensively on a full range of human resources topics and was a co-founder and publisher of several newsletters on federal human resources.

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