What is the link between the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act”, and the Thrift Savings Plan? They are part of the same legislative package in the House of Representatives.
This is Title IV, entitled the “Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement” which is part of HR 1256 entitled the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.”
The internet can spread rumors faster than a flu virus. The latest one to impact the federal workforce: accounting irregularities in the I fund and the role of a fictitious individual.
Active federal employees save about $820 a year because they are able to pay for health insurance out of pre-tax money. A bill introduced in the House would give the same benefit to federal civilian retirees as well as active duty military personnel and retirees.
HR 1203 would federal civilian annuitants as well as active duty military personnel and retirees to pay their health insurance premiums with pre-tax compensation (also known as “premium conversion”).
What are your “interests” in bargaining a labor agreement? What are the implications for your interests during negotiations with a federal labor union? Here are considerations an agency should understand about “interest based bargaining” in the federal environment.
Back in 2006, a letter carrier hit a co-worker which led to removal of this letter carrier. The removal was appealed and the man who was fired claimed hitting his co-worker in the face was an accident. The case went to federal court.
If you have not already taken a minimum required distribution (MRD) from your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) or your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for 2008, you must take it by April 1, 2009.
The Congressional Budget Office has several proposals to reduce the cost of government. None of these options will necessarily be passed into law but, with an eventual effort to reduce the federal debt, some of the options would save billions and may be tempting–to the disadvantage of federal employees and retirees.
An estimated 54 million people say they have been bullied at work.
