Will Federal Employees Get Extra Time Off on New Year’s Eve?
Will federal employees get extra time off on New Year’s Eve? It is an unlikely scenario when one looks at historical precedent.
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
Will federal employees get extra time off on New Year’s Eve? It is an unlikely scenario when one looks at historical precedent.
The Internal Revenue Service announced this week that tax season for American taxpayers will begin January 19, 2016.
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that a veteran did not have his veterans’ preference rights violated by the Department of Labor when he applied, but was not considered for, a position as a Recent Graduate Wage and Hour Specialist pursuant to the President’s Pathways Program.
Certain “special category” federal employees will benefit from a provision in the new tax and spending bill that extends penalty free withdrawals from the Thrift Savings Plan under certain conditions.
Online petitions submitted through the White House’s We the People website have been increasingly popular. The White House is making some changes in how it deals with the online petitions.
The Congressional Budget Office recently released the 2015 forecast of Social Security Policy Options. The author notes that this report is more pessimistic than similar reports from the Social Security Administration’s actuaries. He provides a summary of the report and what it says about the prospects of Social Security’s ability to continue to pay benefits.
The American Federation of Government Employees has announced that it is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president in 2016.
What services are impacted by a government shutdown? How are federal employees affected? These are some of the questions addressed in this frequently asked questions guide recently released by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in light of the possibility of a partial government shutdown.
According to its latest retirement processing status report, the Office of Personnel Management made no headway on reducing the outstanding backlog of retirement applications.
Stock market returns so far in 2015 have disappointed many investors who may have gotten used to the returns the C fund enjoyed over the past three years. On a more positive note, most of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) stock funds showed positive returns for November.