Federal Employee Job Satisfaction Hits New Low
Job satisfaction among federal workers is at its lowest point in 11 years according to the latest Best Places to Work rankings.
Author: Ian Smith
Here’s How You’ll Get Paid for the Extra Christmas Holiday
The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance for agency heads about how to go about giving federal workers the extra paid holiday at Christmas that was recently granted via executive order by President Obama.
Retirement Claims Inventory Unchanged in November
The latest retirement processing status report shows that OPM’s inventory of claims remained unchanged in November over the previous month.
OPM Issues Proposed Rules on ‘Self Plus One’ Option
OPM is issuing a proposed rule to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits program to add an optional enrollment type called “self plus one.”
Report Recommends Federal Workforce Cuts for Deficit Reduction
The Congressional Budget Office has issued a new report outlining ways to reduce the growing federal deficit. Some of the cost saving suggestions in the report would have a direct impact on federal employees and their benefits if they were to be enacted.
Lawmakers Want to End Social Security Benefits for Nazis
Lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation to end Social Security benefits for Nazi persecutors who receive them because of a loophole in current law.
House Wants EPA to Base Its Regulations on Publicly Available Data
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would require the EPA to base its regulations on data that are publicly available.
Petition for Extra Day Off at Christmas Fails to Get Minimum Required Signatures
The recent petition that was asking for an extra day of leave for federal employees at Christmas has failed to get the minimum number of required signatures to trigger a response from the White House.
EEOC Issues FY 2014 Performance Report
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released its annual performance report for 2014.
2015 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
Now is the time to begin planning contributions into your retirement savings accounts next year. These are what the contribution limits in 2015 will be.
