Postal Service Loses $5.1 Billion in FY 2015
The Postal Service has reported a net loss of $5.1 billion for fiscal year 2015.
Month: November 2015
Can a Federal Employee Be Fired for Tweeting About a Political Candidate?
The Office of Special Counsel has released a list of frequently asked questions about the Hatch Act and social media use for federal workers in light of the upcoming election year.
Federal Rules Trump State Court Domestic Relations Order
A federal annuitant finds he cannot change his survivor annuity selection after his retirement date.
Tim Dirks Selected As Interim President for the Senior Executives Association
Human resources expert and long-time federal employee Tim Dirks has been named as the interim president of the Senior Executives Association.
CMS Publishes Final Medicare Part B Premium Rates For 2016
After months of speculation and debate, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the official rates for Medicare Part B premiums beginning in January 2016.
2016 Medicare Part B Premiums and Deductibles Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced the 2016 premiums and deductibles for the Medicare outpatient hospital services (Part B) programs.
Federal Salary Council Sees Federal Workers as Substantially Underpaid
The Federal Salary Council has concluded, as it has in past years, that federal employees are generally underpaid by about 35%.
What Can We Learn From The 2015 Employee Viewpoint Survey?
The 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results were recently released by the Office of Personnel Management. The author notes that agency leaders take the survey results seriously, even if employees find it hard to draw relationships between the survey results and agency responses. He highlights the highest and lowest positive scores across the six main categories of questions from the survey.
Pleading The Fifth: Refuge of Scoundrels or Protection From Government Overreach?
The author says that civil servants who refuse to answer questions when called to testify before the House of Representatives or the Senate are not exercising civil service protections; they are exercising a Constitutional right guaranteed to everyone.
OPM Announces Changes to Long Term Insurance for Opposite Sex Partners
Expanded eligibility has been announced for applying for coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). The change will be effective on November 30th.
