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MSPB’S Revised Adjudicatory Regulations Now Effective
The MSPB's revised adjudicatory regulations became effective on November 13.
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Retirement
What Does the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Mean for your Personal Tax Burden?
The "fiscal cliff" is a term that refers to a series of tax increases set to take effect at the start of 2013. What are some of these…
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Would Eliminating All Federal Employees Reduce the Deficit?
Would eliminating all federal employees reduce the deficit? In a word, no. Eliminating every federal employee, military included, wouldn’t eradicate the deficit.
Pay & Benefits
Emergency Leave Transfer Program Established for Federal Employees Affected by Hurricane Sandy
President Obama has issued a memorandum directing the Office of Personnel Management to establish an emergency leave transfer program for employees who were adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Pay & Benefits
CBO Issues Warning on the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
The Congressional Budget Office outlines the consequences of the country hitting the "fiscal cliff" as well as ways to cut the deficit to mitigate the threat. There are…
Federal Workforce News
Social Security to Cut Public Office Hours
The Social Security Administration has announced that it will be cutting the hours that its offices are open to the public in response to funding cuts from Congress.
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Retirement Claims Down; Processing Remains Steady
According to OPM's monthly progress report on its retirement claims backlog, the number of claims received in October was much lower than the number received in September, but…
Pay & Benefits
Some Federal Employees to See a Pay Raise
Postal employees represented by the American Postal Workers Union are about to get their first pay increase in three years.
Federal Workforce News
Sandy Shouldn’t Cause Delay in Retirement Payments
Hurricane Sandy caused the federal government and stock market to shut down for two days, but despite that, federal retirees shouldn't see a disruption in their retirement income.
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USDA Employees Working to Assist With Hurricane Relief
The United States Department of Agriculture announced that it is working in conjunction with FEMA to offer assistance to those affected by Hurricane Sandy.