According to the CBO’s latest monthly budget review, the federal budget deficit was $292 billion for the first two months of FY 2013, a 24% increase over the same time period last year.
Some incorrect information about the I Fund in the article “Wizard of Odds” raised a number of questions when it was published earlier this week. The author offers the correct information and some clarification.
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The Government Accountability Office said in a recent report that the federal government is on an unsustainable long term fiscal path.
The Social Security Administration has announced 35 additional Compassionate Allowances conditions, bringing the total number of conditions in the expedited disability process to 200.
For those federal employees who may be considering retiring at the end of the year, the author offers some pros and cons to consider.
Two Representatives from Oregon have introduced the TRICARE Protection Act which is designed to protect military retirees from sudden loss of access to primary care doctors.
The author says that most public service employees are proud of their service and want to do a good job, but they sometimes encounter other employees in their organization who do not share the same level of commitment. He offers some analysis of dealing with this challenge.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe recently said the Postal Service would end up like Greece if something were not done to address its financial problems. A recent report from the Tax Foundation takes an in depth look at the accuracy of this statement.
OPM’s latest monthly retirement processing status report shows a decline in the number of backlogged applications in November.
