Retirement
CSRS Is Better Than FERS. Are You Sure?
The author walks the reader through some examples to illustrate that the CSRS retirement system may not be better than the FERS retirement system, despite popular belief to…
OPM
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Human Resources
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act Plays Key Role in Feds’ Vet Hiring Uptick
An OPM report shows that veterans' rights in the federal hiring process contributed to more veterans being added to the federal workforce.
Retirement
The OPM Retirement Processing Backlog
This is a follow-up article to the author's article on the OPM retirement processing backlog.
Human Resources
The Changing World of Federal Human Resources
OPM director John Berry says agencies are asking the agency for guidance on how to deal with the issue of transgendered employees in the workplace. The result is…
Retirement
Improper Annuity Payments for Federal Employees Who are Retiring?
OPM should pay new retirees 100% of the retirement estimate provided by the employing agency. In those few cases where this turns out to be too much, OPM…
Retirement
Processing Time for Calculating Annuities is Getting Worse: Is it OPM’s Increasing Workload?
Over the years, OPM (Office of Personnel Management) processing time for calculating annuities for new retirees has gotten progressively worse. Is it the increasing workload that is causing…
Retirement
About That OPM Retirement Processing Backlog…
A number of readers have asked about the backlog in processing retirement applications. OPM is making progress. The time it takes to process a retirement action has improved…
Retirement
OPM: Retirees’ Annuity Payments Are Safe in Shutdown
OPM said in a statement that checks and direct deposits for federal retirees will still be distributed as usual on the first business day of the month.
Court Cases
Will The 2nd Wife of a Retired Federal Employee Receive An Annuity? Not in This Case
he second wife of a Federal retiree who remarried after his first wife died has lost her battle to convince the government that she was entitled to a…
Court Cases
That Question Was Really Hard…But Debarment from Federal Employment Stands Anyway
A man who lied on a federal questionnaire found himself ineligible for a position and debarred from being appointed to a federal job.