What Constitutes an ‘Eligible Child’ for Survivor Benefits?
What is the definition of an "eligible child" with respect to receiving survivor benefits? The author provides some details of survivor benefits as they relate to children of…
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What is the definition of an "eligible child" with respect to receiving survivor benefits? The author provides some details of survivor benefits as they relate to children of…
The House Budget Committee has released its FY 2017 budget proposal. Unlike past budgets, this one lacks some of the direct targeting of federal employees through proposed cuts,…
Federal employees work in many different fields and enjoy a variety of benefits as part of the work they do. The author presents several tips for federal workers…
When the Office of Personnel Management was inflexible in dealing with a decorated war veteran, a federal judge stepped in to provide rare injunctive relief "to remedy the…
It is increasingly less likely that there will be a COLA increase for retirees in 2016 based on the inflation figures for July.
The author says OPM still has the potential to be the talent management agency the government needs after the data breaches.
Federal employees who invest in the G fund may breathe a sigh of relief as a proposal to cut the interest rate paid by this TSP fund appears…
Are you a CSRS offset retiree? If you are in this group of federal employees, a letter coming from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) may interest…
The House budget committee released its 2016 budget proposal last week, largely bereft of any specifics of proposed changes to federal pay and benefits. A new report, however,…
Will budget negotiations for fiscal year 2016 negatively impact the Thrift Savings Plan used by federal employees for their future retirement? One proposed change could impact the value…