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Secelia Joseph, 60, of Southfield, MI and former employee of the Social Security Administration, has been sentenced by US District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the Social Security Administration of $77,437
The author says that the nominee to head the National Park Service will be good for the agency’s future.
With government ownership of GM and Chrysler, will readers be more or less likely to buy one of these cars? Will politics determine the content of management decisions? Readers express their views in these survey results.
A number of federal retirees under the CSRS system have asked: “Where is my money under the stimulus bill? My friends who are under Social Security have already received their check.” Here is your answer.
Will you be more or less inclined to buy a car manufactured by GM or Chrysler when you buy your next vehicle? Will management decisions for these companies reflect a political agenda or will decisions be made to ensure the profitability of each corporation?
Virtually all of the Thrift Savings Plan funds had a positive return in June. The exception: the I fund which is still down more than 31% in the past twelve months.
Federal unions and some congressmen are asking for an executive order reestablishing the partnerships of the Clinton 90s. The author asks if we’d be better served by a stakeholder discussion before leaping into a repeat of a program that had very limited results.
Can a federal employee make more money than an elected Member of Congress or the Congressional leadership? What about the pay cap?
The tobacco bill, which contained changes to the federal government’s thrift savings plan, has been signed into law.
A new GSA policy on smoking in GSA buildings is now effective. This affects about 30 percent of all federal employees, according to the American Lung Association, which is asking President Obama to issue an executive order to remove smoke from the workplaces of all federal employees whether or not their workplace is under GSA control.
