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Postal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1
The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.

Posted: May 18, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Postal employee on workers' comp caught running Boston Marathon
A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury.

Posted: May 18, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Phased retirement plan falls out of defense bill
The House has set aside a proposal to allow federal employees to phase into retirement, a plan some see as an innovative cost-saving measure that could also allow older staff members the opportunity to help train younger ones.

Posted: May 18, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Getting older and going, or going back, to work
The tough job market has been so hard on some Americans that they have dropped out of the running altogether. But here's a surprising twist: Generally, that's not been true of older Americans.

Posted: May 18, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Planning for retirement? Plan to live to 100
Researchers will debate ad infinitum whether it's better to use mortality data or a fixed time period when studying the subject of retirement planning. But there's no debate about what you should use when planning for retirement in real life. In fact, most researchers and financial advisers say you should only use a fixed period of time when planning your retirement.

Posted: May 18, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Don't be Another Casualty of Email
The author offers some tips on how to avoid sending an emotionally charged email to a friend or co-worker that you might later regret.

Posted: May 18, 2012 | Full Story

Senator questions $18B for job training, as study suggest rampant waste, abuse
A study commissioned by Sen. Tom Coburn is casting doubt on whether taxpayers' $18 billion annual investment in federal jobs training programs is paying off.

Posted: May 17, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

USPS asks pet owners for help in preventing attacks by dogs
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is participating in its annual National Dog Bite Prevention Week this week, asking pet owners to keep their canines leashed, caged or inside so mail carriers can deliver mail unharmed.

Posted: May 17, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

Senate confirms two Fed nominees
The Senate confirmed two of President Barack Obama's nominees to the Federal Reserve on Thursday, putting the board at full strength for the first time in six years.

Posted: May 17, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

House vote sought on phased retirement plan
An attempt to bring to a House vote a plan to allow federal employees to phase into retirement has suffered a setback but there is still a chance the proposal will come to a vote, potentially as soon as today, Capitol Hill officials said.

Posted: May 17, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Story

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