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Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today - and is likely to go higher.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Singing Praises of Federal Employment
She started making $29,000 a year and now, 13 years later, Kim Ainsworth is making more than $120,000. She works for the federal government. "A federal government job pays, and in more ways than one."
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
False Alarm Over Possible Hijacking: Calling Out the Air Force
"[D]iscrepancies in the screening process for a TSA employee that was onboard" led to TSA calling a plane back to an airport in Florida. The should have told others in government. The word went out about a possible hijacking and Eglin Air Force Base requested “anyone that we can spare, to include SWAT team."
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Former OSHA Official Challenges His Removal
The former head of the record-keeping unit says contends the government has allowed companies to underreport workplace injuries. "When you challenge the agency's motives and integrity, that's heresy Obviously I did that. And I've paid the price for doing that."
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
The Federal Pay Puzzle
No one knows what the average federal pay raise will be in 2010. The Federal Salary Council, a statutorily required panel that normally avoids politics, has not made any recommendations on the pay raise. There may not be pay parity this year with the military likely to get a 3.4% increase as approved in the Defense authorization bill.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
- 2010 Pay Raise Calculator: Check Differences in Possible Raise Amounts
- Your 2010 Pay Raise: 2%, 2.9% or 3.4%?
Mutual Funds and Your TSP
The mutual fund industry may have to wait a little longer for mutual funds to be available through the federal Thrift Savings Plan.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Choosing a Health Plan Have You Pulling Your Hair Out?
As infuriating as the premium increases for health insurance are, federal employees fortunately have a wide range of medical plan options to choose from, along with the help they need to make an informed decision. Here are some tools that may help you make a decision.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Full Story
Kentucky Rail Museum Opens Railway Mail Service Car
Racing across this vast nation, Railway Postal Clerks sorted mail aboard specially retrofitted train cars. The Railway Mail Service revolutionized the way mail was processed and distributed for more than a century.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Full Story
45 Years of Federal Service
This long-time Postal Service employee and his wife had been planning to take a trip when he had a heart attack. “I was in the hospital for a week. No big deal — I still have more than 4,500 hours of sick leave."
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Cultivating Relationships
Relationships are important. This long time federal employee cultivates relationships of a different kind though--walking the presidential dog.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
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