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When does the former spouse of a retired federal employee get a survivor annuity? Is a court order granting the survivor annuity? It is sufficient in some cases–but not all. Here is one where the court order did not lead to an outcome desired by one former spouse of a former fed.
OPM will honor the Federal Executive Institute’s flagship program Leadership for a Democratic Society, which will celebrate the graduation of its 20,000th participant.
The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for violating the Open Meetings Act…
In the federal sector, union members ratify an agreement with an agency before it becomes final. Is the ratification process is a right granted by the labor relations statute?
The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved H.R. 2066, the “General Service Administration Modernization Act” – the biggest GSA reform effort in more than 20 years that is expected to transform the way the federal government buys goods and services.
What will it take for federal employee unions to try a more bipartisan approach in playing politics at the national level?
FEMA apparently lacks the internal controls to prevent significant amounts of waste and fraud in handling federal emergency situations, as evidenced by the agency’s response to a Florida hurricane last year.
While public service may still be a calling for many U.S. citizens who wish to serve their country and work for the common good, it’s still not enough of an incentive to attract college graduates, even for the “Class of 9/11,” according to a recent survey.
The House voted to transfer about half of the proposed $53 million that was to be used for implementing new personnel reforms at DHS to assist the nation’s federal firefighters.
Internet blogs or posting services are a great way for people to communicate. But words are a powerful tool and one person’s well-founded complaint may just be unjustified whining to another reader. One group of federal employees found out how the internet may impact their working lives and their job security.
