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The news on the “fiscal cliff” negotiations continues to flow freely. Some of the latest information makes mention of changes that could have an impact on the federal workforce.
The Federal Workers Alliance has planned a protest on December 18 to pressure Congress not to cut the jobs of federal workers as part of a deal for the fiscal cliff negotiations.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it today received payment from its final sale of AIG common stock.
On Friday, December 7, legislation was signed into law extending the deadline for senior level employees to post financial information online.
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.
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.
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.
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.
