What Would Happen to the TSP if Interest Rates Turned Negative?
The Federal Reserve has floated the idea of lowering interest rates below zero. What impact would this have on federal employees invested in the Thrift Savings Plan funds?
Locating The Salary of a Postal Service Employee
How can you effectively use the search engine to locate individual Postal Service employees by name, location or by occupation? This is a basic overview of how you can search the updated database of Postal Service employees using individual or multiple criteria to find the results you are seeking.
House Oversight Committee Seeking Information on Payment to Confidential Informants
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is seeking information about a payment in excess of $850,000 to pay confidential informants when an information sharing agreement existed between Amtrak and the Justice Department.
Cobert Says More Funding Needed to Fix Retirement Applications Backlog
Acting Office of Personnel Management director Beth Cobert recently addressed the agency’s seemingly endless backlog of retirement applications and discussed the steps being taken to improve it.
Canceling Employee Fellowship is Not Appealable
A Department of Air Force researcher appealed when her agency cancelled her RAND Fellowship, arguing it was in retaliation for her involvement in a federal court case. See how the Board and the appeals court reacted.
House Committee Fires Off Letters Demanding Data on Federal Employees’ Use of ‘Official Time’
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) fired off numerous letters late last week to various federal agency leaders requesting data on federal employees’ use of official time.
Who Runs an Agency – The Agency Head or the Inspector General?
Who runs a federal agency: the agency head or the inspector general? The author discusses the role of inspectors general (IGs) in agency operations and when (or not) an agency might be wise to follow the recommendations from an IG.
What You Need to Know About OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation
The U.S. government provides benefits to civilian federal workers who become injured or ill because of their job duties. Here are some important facts about the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) that you need to know should you ever find yourself in need of this important benefit.
Legislation Would Give Federal Employees a 5.3% Raise in 2017
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is reporting that Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) has introduced legislation in support of AFGE’s proposal to give federal employees a 5.3% pay raise in 2017.
What Happens to Your Benefits If You Die While Still Working? Response to Readers’ Questions
What can federal employees expect to happen to their benefits if they pass away while still employed?
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