FedSmith.com Headline Archives
More Jobs for the Federal Government
The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation's subway and light-rail systems.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Government and Racial Identity
"Just when we thought racial boundaries were being blurred and people were starting to be viewed as one human race, it seems the Federal Government believes that in schools it does matter if you're black or white—plus all other possible combinations—and they're determined to report every single one of them even if they have to make the choice for you."
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Lax Penalties in the VA
After the Philadelphia VA Medical Center said it had given substandard care to nearly 100 veterans with prostate cancer, one physician accepted a three-day suspension. A radiation safety official got a letter of reprimand. A university doctor who performed most of the poor procedures lost his job when the Philadelphia VA closed the program.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
The Next Border Czar?
Alan Bersin was sometimes called the “border czar," lauded by local law enforcement for leading an unprecedented border crackdown and loathed by some immigrant-rights advocates for advancing the same policy. He is now the nominee to be commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Made Your Decision About Long Term Care Insurance? Hold That Thought...
Some readers have been wondering if they should continue their participation in the federal long term care insurance program. But, if you have made a decision based on the information you were recently given, you need to take a deep breath and reconsider until you receive and evaluate the correct information.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Full Story
- How The Premium Increase for Federal Long Term Care Insurance May Impact You
- OPM Press Release on Long Term Care Program
- Should You Purchase Long-Term Care Insurance?
Obama Urges Delay in Congressional Investigation of Ft. Hood
President Barack Obama wants Congress to hold off on investigating the Fort Hood massacre until law enforcement and military authorities have completed their investigations.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
It's Health Plan Open Season!
After all the time and money spent each year to inform federal workers about their health plan changes, prices and options, about 6 percent actually switch health plans. This year could be different.
Posted: November 15, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
13 Years in Prison for Former Congressman
William Jefferson, the former U.S. congressman caught with $90,000 in marked currency stuffed in his freezer, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for using his office to solicit bribes.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Postal Service Customer Satisfaction Reaches 4-Year High
94 percent of customers surveyed rated the Postal Service as "excellent, very good or good" in the period July 1 to Sept. 30, 2009.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Full Story
Have You Considered a High-Deductible Health Plan?
According to OPM, of the 2.2 million Federal Employees Health Benefits Program policyholders, 71 percent are in preferred provider organization plans; 27 percent are in health maintenance organizations; and 2 percent are in consumer-directed health plans and HDHPs.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Total Headlines in Archive: 66
Number of Headlines Per Page: 10
Total Pages: 7
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