IRS Can Now Collect Back Taxes From Federal Employees’ TSP Accounts
If you are a federal employee with outstanding tax debts, you may find that money from your TSP account is garnished to make good on those debts.
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HUD Violated Anti-Lobbying Provision Law Says GAO
HUD argued that a senior official was entitled to seek support for the pending agency appropriations bill. The GAO disagreed concluding that an agency appeal to the public to contact members of Congress in support of legislation violates an anti-lobbying prohibition.
Should Anonymous Internet “Troll” Comments be Allowed?
Is the dreaded Internet troll really such a problem? Or is posting nasty comments just another part of the battlefield of ideas?
Fallen Federal Employees to Be Honored with American Flags
OPM has announced that federal employees who die in the line of duty will now be honored by having flags given to their beneficiaries.
Retirement Claims Backlog Down Slightly in August
The Office of Personnel Management processed more retirement claims than it received in August, leading to a reduction in the backlog of outstanding claims.
Self Plus One Health Insurance
When is it possible to enroll for the self plus one plan in the federal employee health benefits plan?
OPM Needs to Modernize GS System
The Government Accountability Office said in a new report that the Office of Personnel Management needs to work on ways to modernize the General Schedule system.
Letter Carrier Rescues Lost Toddler
Santa Ana District’s Pomona Letter Carrier Sheree Walker was in her vehicle delivering her route when she saw a small child all alone on a nearby sidewalk.
SF Postal Police to the Rescue
San Francisco Postal Police Officers Raymond Tam and Harry Leung were providing security at a USPS booth during the city’s Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival, attended by thousands of people, when they noticed a five-year-old girl standing alone next to the booth.
The Mailbox Rule
Historically, federal agencies have used what is known as the “mailbox rule.” This maxim provides that if a notice or letter is properly addressed and duly mailed, it is presumed to have arrived at the mailing address in due course. However, the author cites cases which illustrate that this does not always work out as an agency would expect.
