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FedSmith.com users said in a recent survey that they believe the United States is currently moving in the wrong direction and generally disapproved of the president’s performance during his tenure so far in office.
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has introduced legislation that would require federal agencies to purchase only American made textile products, such as uniforms worn by federal employees.
Thanks to a tremendous influx of new claims, the size of OPM’s retirement backlog nearly doubled last month.
Employees in the Washington, DC metropolitan area have the option of taking unscheduled leave or engaging in unscheduled telework today.
Would you like to get a 32% higher Social Security benefit? How about being able to collect ½ of your spouse’s Social Security benefit while you are still working; with no earnings test? The author explains a technique called “restricting your benefits” that can work for many FERS or CSRS employees to boost Social Security benefits.
President Obama recently issued a memorandum intended to strengthen safeguards for federal job applicants. It specifically targets individuals who are out of work or who have run into financial troubles through no fault of their own.
The new retirement savings vehicle that President Obama proposed in his state of the union address would give all Americans access to an investment that mirrors the G Fund inside of the Thrift Savings Plan, something previously only available to federal employees.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office warns of a wave of new retirements, saying that as much as one third of federal employees will be able to eligible to retire by September 2017. The report also notes that federal spending on total government-wide compensation has increased 10% over 8 years.
A Customs employee took his removal to arbitration and got it mitigated to a reprimand. The arbitrator refused, however, to grant attorney fees and the appeals court has now upheld that refusal.
Responses to a recent survey on FedSmith.com overwhelmingly indicate that readers believe that that the federal hiring process is ineffective.
