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What Happens to Your Benefits If You Die While Still Working?
The author details what happens to your federal benefits if you pass away while still working for the government.
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Legislation Introduced to Limit NSA Surveillance
Recently introduced legislation in Congress would restrict the federal government’s ability under the Patriot Act to collect information on Americans who are not connected to an ongoing investigation.
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Legislation Introduced to Help Reduce Veterans Disability Claims Backlog
U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have introduced the Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act to help reduce the veterans disability claims backlog.
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FLRA Issues Guide to Negotiability
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has announced the issuance of the Guide to Negotiability Under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
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FedSmith.com Users Say Snowden is a Traitor
Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor for leaking the information about the NSA? FedSmith.com users say he is a traitor in our recent survey.
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Federal Bargaining Preparation: Reviewing an Expiring Agreement
As negotiated agreements expire and bargaining appears likely, it is vital for an Agency to take stock of the old contract and assess where it wants negotiations to go. You can be sure the union will come to the table with an agenda; the author asks whether Agency representatives have an agenda of their own and attempts to lay out a framework for development of management’s agenda.
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Separating a Probationary Employee With Hours to Spare
The Department of Homeland Security cut it perilously close when it decided to terminate a probationary employee a few hours before his probation expired.
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Republicans Introduce Legislation to Challenge NLRB
Republican lawmakers are challenging the National Labor Relations Board with two new pieces of legislation.
