Official OPM Guidance on Coverage for Same Sex Spouses
OPM has officially released guidance on coverage for same sex spouses in light of the recent Supreme Court Decision on DOMA.
Brave New World of Health Insurance
Changes are coming to the nation’s health insurance system. How will federal employees be impacted? There are numerous options but no final answers.
Name Your Files Appropriately
Few things are more frustrating than sifting through documents you’ve received via email, looking for the latest list of action items for the Employee Benefits Task Force, and trying to remember if your colleague named the file “File” or “Log” or “Task force stuff.”
The Uniquely Unionized National Guard
National Guard Technicians are, with a few exceptions in every state, members of an “excepted service”. While that term applies to many categories of Feds, Title 32 is unique to the Guard and reserves. The author offers some details on what this means.
Down Month for TSP Stock Investors
2013 has been a good year so far for investors but the F fund and TSP stock funds declined in June.
FERS and CSRS Federal Disability Retirement: Common Roadblocks
What are the roadblocks and obstacles for a Federal Disability Retirement application, filed through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS?
Statement by the President on the Extension of Federal Employee Benefits
Barack Obama recently issued a statement about extending benefits to married gay and lesbian federal employees and their families.
Guidance from OPM on Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling
OPM has begun issuing guidance for benefits that will be affected from the Supreme Court ruling the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.
The Best Qualified Person Got the Promotion… Right? (Part 2)
In a follow up to a previous article, the author offers detail on what happens in a situation in which an EEO complaint is filed regarding a promotion in which multiple people are contending for the position. What happens if one of the people passed over for the promotion files a complaint and wins – do the others who didn’t get the promotion get notified of the award?
Would You Tattle on Your Co-Workers?
Reports have been in the news recently about a program that allegedly encourages federal employees to police one another. What do you think of this program? Share your feedback in this short survey.
