Federal Workforce News
OPM Proposes Extending Life Insurance to Children of Same Sex Couples
OPM is proposing a rule that would extend life insurance coverage to the children of same-sex couples who work for the federal government.
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Federal Workforce News
Millenials are the Happiest Federal Employees
Results from the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) indicate that a substantial majority of millennials like their jobs with the government.
Federal Workforce News
Little Change to Retirement Backlog in September
The backlog of retirement applications at OPM stayed relatively flat in September.
Federal Workforce News
Fallen Federal Employees to Be Honored with American Flags
OPM has announced that federal employees who die in the line of duty will now be honored by having flags given to their beneficiaries.
Retirement
5 Important Questions To Consider Before Applying For OPM Disability Retirement
The author outlines five questions that identify a few of the initial considerations that federal employees should examine when determining whether they should pursue OPM disability retirement.
Pay & Benefits
OPM’s Proposal to Expand FEHB: Is Agency Ignoring Existing Law to Avoid Healthcare Act Penalties?
OPM has proposed to expand FEHB coverage to temporary employees with a full government contribution. The proposal does not address how the agency is able to ignore existing…
Retirement
Redeposit Issues Affecting Federal Employee Annuitants
A common situation involving agency misinformation can arise when a federal employee is told that he or she can withdraw his or her contributions and can later redeposit…
Retirement
Phased Retirement: Answers to Some Common Questions
The Office of Personnel Management announced the long awaited final regulations for the phased retirement program for federal employees late last week. As part of that announcement, OPM…
Retirement
OPM Finally Issuing Phased Retirement Regulations
After more than a year, the Office of Personnel Management is finally issuing the final rules on the phased retirement program for federal employees.
Human Resources
It’s Time to Wake up and Call Back
Which is worse for a Federal agency to have, a bad employee or a bad supervisor? No doubt, the government would rather have neither, but the author says…