Nominations Open for ‘Service to America’ Medals
Nominations are open for the 2010 Service to America Medals. The awards are accompanied by cash prizes, from $3,000 to $10,000.
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
Nominations are open for the 2010 Service to America Medals. The awards are accompanied by cash prizes, from $3,000 to $10,000.
As Americans we often take our personal freedom for granted. A relatively small country of 5 million people that is now enjoying freedom gave the author a different perspective on what it means to live in a free country.
Will you delay your retirement plans? Many federal employees say that they have delayed their plans to retire and there is a difference between those in CSRS and those who are in FERS.
Your Thrift Savings Plan retirement fund investments are recovering. The C fund is still on a tear with a return of 6% in November and a return of 24.26% so far in 2009.
Between now and Christmas, the Postal Service will deliver 16.6 billion cards, letters and packages across the country and around the world, a task that requires more than 190,000 vehicles, including 142,000 half-ton trucks.
A practitioner asks, what should go into an adverse action letter, more or less? The author provides his take on approaching the development of adverse actions from an advocate’s viewpoint and why it’s critical to remember that the people engaged in the process can be influenced by high quality work.
What is a VAT and how would it impact Americans? A VAT is a common tax in Europe and it would raise the price of just about everything we buy. The author explains how such a tax impacts everyday life in Europe after seeing how it works in practice.
The Postal Service has issued its “Current List of Stations/Branches Under Review as of November 20, 2009″down to 241 facilities. Here is a list of those facilities.
In filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits, it is often just as important for an applicant to know what will result in a denial of an application, as it is to know what is needed to get one approved.
The federal retirement Tsunami has been the source of speculation and articles but this Tsunami has not occurred. This cultural trend is not unique to the federal government. Here are some of the reasons.