Disability: Total or Occupational?
There is a difference between total and occupational disability for federal employees as they apply to work requirements benefits.
IRS Reminds Retirees of April 1 Deadline to Begin Required Retirement Plan Distributions
The Internal Revenue Service said in a statement Monday that taxpayers who turned 70½ during 2015 must start receiving required minimum distributions (RMDs) in most cases from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans by Friday, April 1, 2016.
What Should Your Surviving Spouse Do About Your Work-Related Benefits When You Die?
If you are the spouse of a federal employee who has passed away, what do you need to do with regards to the benefits? And if you are a federal employee, what should you do to make sure your spouse is prepared if you die? This is a list of steps to take should this unfortunate event take place.
Lone Wolf 1 – Bureaucracy 0
The federal appeals court has concluded that the Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Agency violated the USERRA by refusing to extend a criminal investigator’s tour in Lima, Peru.
You Might Be A Bureaucrat If….
The author says that the term “bureaucrat” is one of those words that can be used as a slur, an epithet, and/or an insult, but it can also be used to praise someone who understands how government works and uses that knowledge to make it work better. Bearing the latter use in mind, he has made a list of ways federal employees can test to see if they are true “bureaucrats.”
OPM Wants Federal Employees to Develop Healthier Eating Habits
The Office of Personnel Management is celebrating National Nutrition Month by encouraging federal employees to watch what they eat.
Another Senior Agency Official Questioned Over Use of Personal Email
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology recently sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz seeking information about the use of personal email accounts to conduct government business by both Moniz and other senior level employees at his agency.
House Budget Committee Proposes Increasing Pension Contributions, Cutting G Fund Interest Rate
The House Budget Committee released its budget proposal for 2017 last week, but details at the time were lacking about what it might mean for federal workers. However, a new report from the Committee gives federal employees a glimpse into what the House budget would mean for them.
Medical Identity Theft: A Sickening Concern for Federal Employees
The author says that federal employees have a new concern in the realm of identity theft: medical records. He explains why this is an area of vulnerability and what federal workers can do if they think they have been a victim of medical identity theft.
House Committee Wants to Make Sure Agencies Aren’t Wasting Money on Art
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform fired off at least 25 letters this week to various federal agency leaders requesting information on how their agencies acquire and preserve art and artifacts in an effort to ensure taxpayer money is not being wasted on decorating federal buildings.
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