GPO to Offer Buyouts/Early Outs This Fall
The Government Printing Office plans to offer buyouts and early retirement to employees in the first quarter of FY 2015 to help reduce the agency’s costs.
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First Half of 2014: All TSP Funds Are Up
All of the TSP funds are higher so far this year, led by the C fund with a gain of more than 7%.
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Work Practice for Public Employees
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public employee unions cannot automatically deduct money from the checks of bargaining unit employees who do not choose to become a union member.
Legislation Introduced to Reform Federal Hiring Process
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has introduced legislation that will allow federal agencies to share information about potential job candidates in an effort to reform the federal hiring process.
Coburn Report Reveals Extent of Problems at VA
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a new report based on a year-long investigation of VA hospitals around the nation that chronicled the inappropriate conduct and incompetence within the VA that led to well-documented veteran deaths and delays.
OPM Proposes New Definition of ‘Spouse’ as it Relates to Federal Benefits
In response to the announcement from the Obama Administration that it is extending marriage benefits to same sex couples, the Office of Personnel Management has proposed changing the definition of spouse for the purposes of providing federal benefits.
Congress Set to Reinvent the Wheel By Politicizing the SES System at DVA
The author provides the text of the senate bill to change the SES system at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a plea to the Congress to control its knee jerk response to allegations of misconduct at the Agency. He asks the reader to judge whether this is good or bad law and whether it supports good or bad government based on its words versus the present system.
Retirement Claims Backlog Dips Slightly in May
The Office of Personnel Management was able to make some modest progress in reducing the retirement claims backlog in May.
Calculating the 2015 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
How much will inflation add to the amount added to your retirement annuity or Social Security payment in 2015? We will not know until sometime in October but here are the latest calculations.
Postal Service Collects 72.5 Million Pounds of Food in Latest Food Drive
U.S. Postal Service letter carriers collected 72.5 million pounds of food on May 10 from the donations of thousands of communities throughout America for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
