Date stamps on documents are important to the Internal Revenue Service which often works with deadlines that may be applicable. This employee was fired after allegedly altering the dates on documents to conceal a mistake based on a law that requires termination of any IRS employee for “falsifying or destroying documents to conceal mistakes made by an employee with respect to a matter involving a taxpayer or taxpayer representative.”
Your TSP funds have taken a big leap in the past few weeks with the S fund up about 26% since March 1st. That is good news and a reason for optimism. So, is the economic crisis now over? The current stock market is behaving much as markets did in 1938. Keep that in mind when making your investment decisions.
Are the tea parties held on April 15th a one-time event or will they have a most lasting impact on American politics? Most readers see a significant impact but there is a widely divergent view of the events and why they are important with comments ranging from “patriotic demonstrations” to “racist.”
While Bills are a dime a dozen and not usually worthy of mention, H.R. 1881 seeks to bring the Transportation Security Workforce into the Federal Civil Service en masse. The Author points out provisions in the bill to keep an eye on if the Bill makes its way into law.
A bill currently working its way through Congress would allow FERS employees to count sick leave in computing their annuity payments. The same bill would also make administrative changes to the Thrift Savings Plan.
This former federal employee found that adjusting to retirement was a bigger adjustment than expected. She writes that a retiree goes through stages and most do not recognize the impact that leaving a lifetime career will have on your life.
Are the American tea party protests held on April 15th a passing fad or the start of a political activism among American voters that will have an impact on government and in future elections?
A federal employee said she was divorced but kept her ex-husband and his two children on her federal health insurance policy. An investigator found that a divorce decree submitted by the employee was not issued by a court. She was fired and appealed her case to a federal court.
The ideal retirement date will vary according to an individual’s situation. But, for those readers contemplating retirement this year, here are considerations for maximizing your retirement.
FLRA Member Thomas Beck addressed the Defense Labor and Employee Relations Seminar last week in Atlanta. His status report on the Agency outlined hard times both past and future.
