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Now that the country has gone through a polarizing election and billions of dollars and untold hours have been spent to determine the will of the American people,…
A major new change is coming to Flexible Spending Accounts in 2013.
An MSPB survey found that 13% of federal employee respondents observed a violent incident in 2010. According to the report, BLS reported a result of 5% relating violent…
The trick to using your annual leave effectively is knowing what the rules are that apply to you. A little advance planning may go a long way in…
The government's need for people who can be trusted with sensitive information is not abating. The ranks of federal employees and contractors who held a security clearance rose…
According to a recent analysis by federal employment law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC, the Executive Branch is getting better at hiring disabled individuals, but there is still room…
The COLA increase for some federal retirees in 2013 will likely be between 1.5 and 1.7%. Here is an explanation.
The November elections are almost here, and federal employees may have questions about whether they can be granted time off to vote. OPM has provided some answers.
The president has signed another continuing appropriations resolution to fund the government for another few months. It means that the existing pay freeze for federal employees will continue.
Under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in August of 2012, the protections already afforded to most federal employees by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment…