OPM’s Retirement Backlog Continues to Grow
The outstanding backlog of retirement claims grew again in February according to new data from the Office of Personnel Management.
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
The outstanding backlog of retirement claims grew again in February according to new data from the Office of Personnel Management.
Seaside, CA letter carrier Rafael Leon recently helped save an elderly woman who had fallen and was injured inside of her home.
In a recent survey, we asked our users what size pay raise in 2015 would be fair. The majority of respondents said that they thought 4% would be appropriate.
The Thrift Savings Plan is an important component of your retirement plan, but it’s up to you to utilize it to its full potential. The author offers some benefits and challenges of the TSP as well as some investment approaches to consider.
The White House is expected to release the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 today. Here are two key components for the federal workforce that will be in the budget.
During last year’s “Rim Fire,” Sacramento’s Groveland Postmaster Norma Powell and her employees won praise from several quarters for providing assistance to firefighters, fire victims and USPS officials.
A VA employee is fired for verbal and physical abuse toward an elderly patient.
A lesser-known basis for a denial of a Federal Disability Retirement application is what is called “situational disability.” The author explains what this means and why most situational disability cases are failed applications at the outset as well as how to avoid them.
The American Federation of Government Employees has decided that the pay increase President Obama proposed for federal workers in 2015 is one fourth the size that it should be. However, it is at best unclear how the union arrived at this figure.
Managing leave and attendance problems has always been challenging for supervisors, and with reductions in federal spending, the author says they are being challenged now more than ever. He outlines some basic principles managers should know when addressing leave and attendance issues.