Health Insurance Premiums Increasing in 2015
Federal employees covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program will see an overall average increase of 3.2% in their premiums next year.
Federal Workforce News
Stay updated with breaking news and major events affecting federal employees, including government shutdowns, office closures, emergency announcements, legislative developments, and nationwide issues impacting federal agencies and the federal workforce.
Night Pay is the Right Pay But ONLY When It’s Regularly Scheduled
The author details what qualifies as night work for General Schedule employees, how much night pay will be, and any conditions that may impact whether you will receive night pay when assigned to a shift that includes night hours.
The Confluence of Factors During the OPM Disability Retirement Process
Is there is a sensible approach in preparing, formulating and filing for OPM Disability Retirement benefits? The author offers some details about the application process.
TSP Shares Tips for Completing Requests Correctly
Have you ever spent time filling out a form to send to the TSP only to find out it was done incorrectly and you had to start all over? The TSP has shared some tips to help prevent this from happening.
Little Change to Retirement Backlog in September
The backlog of retirement applications at OPM stayed relatively flat in September.
Preview of Some Important 2015 Tax Figures
Here is some preliminary income tax information for your planning purposes.
TSP Funds Head Down in September
September lived up to its reputation as the worst month of the year for stocks with all of the TSP stock funds, with the exception of the G fund, having a negative return for the month.
Scorecard Shows Votes of Congress on Federal Employee Bills
A new scorecard published by NARFE shows how each member of Congress voted on pieces of legislation that impacted the federal workforce in some way.
EEOC Issues New ‘Digest of EEO Law’
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law.
‘You Saved My Mother’s Life’
Santa Ana District’s South Main Station Letter Carrier Eddie Meneses was on his appointed rounds when he helped an elderly woman who had fallen on her porch.
