For a variety of reasons, managers are reluctant to confront a problem of substance abuse in the federal workplace. That is understandable but the problem has to be addressed. Here are steps you can take to begin to address the problem.
How much income will you need during retirement? A lot depends on your preferences, your lifestyle and financial decisions you have made prior to retiring.
An employee of the Federal Aviation Administration who was subject to a reduction in force (RIF) filed an appeal with the MSPB. But he had already joined a class action lawsuit so the MSPB dismissed his appeal but his name was also withdrawn from the class action lawsuit as a result of a motion from his attorney. Left out despite the numerous initial options, he went to federal court to try for a more favorable outcome.
Federal military and civilian pay is going up and has been for a number of years. Next year’s pay raise is probably safe as well. The philosophy underlying the rapid rise in military and civilian pay has historical precedent. It may not be relevant to America–or perhaps we just don’t learn from history.
Through a notice of removal back in 2002, a settlement agreement, and litigation before the MSPB, the Postal Service has been trying hard to resolve litigation by a former supervisor that the agency had originally proposed to fire from her job in Omaha. The agency may have finally succeeded after a decision from a federal court.
Which job is generally better: working directly for the federal government or for a federal contractor?
The stock market has hit new high levels. TSP stock funds are hitting new highs. Some investors are elated. For those TSP investors getting ready to retire, and who may have sold their stock funds when the market dropped back in February, their emotions may be moving in the opposite direction. Will they now sell the bond funds and move into stocks?
Can using a government computer to set up a website with unauthorized material lead to losing a federal job? This Navy employee found out the answer after he posted material discussing his job duties and his unhappiness with his job and co-workers.
Government ethics with a sense of humor will seem like a misprint to some readers. But one government official has gone to a lot of effort to catalog “ethical lapses” of some federal employees with an eye toward illustrating how one can ruin a career, and perhaps go to prison, by failing to follow the dictates of ethical standards of conduct.
How much income will you receive after you retire? How much can you withdraw from your retirement accounts so that you will not outlive your retirement savings?
