Showing posts with label Federal employee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Federal employee. Show all posts

Sunday, October 10, 2010

There's a law that bars federal employees from running for office?

Article Title: There's a law that bars federal employees from running for office?

Snippet of Article: "...The Hatch Act prohibits almost all federal employees in the executive branch from being political candidates. Here's how the law..."

Source: www.csmonitor.com

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Health care reform and Federal Workers

Article Title: Health care reform brings big changes for workers and their families

Snippet of Article: "...the evidence is overwhelming that once again, federal employees are being blamed for the slumping economy because some news outlet misread salary data and insisted that federal employees are significantly overpaid compared with private-industry employees...."

Source: fredericksburg.com

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

OPM director considers overhaul of civil service system

Article Title: OPM director considers overhaul of civil service system


Snippet of Article: "...The document dealt with a broad range of federal employee issues and spent a considerable amount of ink justifying why they get paid as well as they do. Federal workers are, on average, an older and better educated lot ..."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Monday, January 18, 2010

Retiring early without penalty

Article Title: Retiring early without penalty
Snippet of Article: "...Q: a federal employee covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and at age 49 will have just over 30 years of service with my military time that I bought back. Can I retire without penalty by postponing or deferring my annuity until my minimum retirement age of 56 years and 2 months,..."


Source: federaltimes.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Federal Employee Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Fraud Scheme

Article Title: Federal Employee Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Fraud Scheme
Snippet of Article: "...used her government-issued computer to obtain online payday loans using personal identification information of sentenced defendants obtained through her employment. Wallace admitted that she illegally gained approximately $34,435 in total through her fraudulent scheme.
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Source: www.americanchronicle.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Monday, August 17, 2009

Federal Employee Furloughs

Article Title: Can Obama Order Federal Furloughs?
Snippet of Article: "...15 days without pay to turn that money back to taxpayers' use, because they're getting laid off, they're getting cut back, there are no jobs out there," Daley said earlier this month...."


Source: washingtonpost.com

[tag]Furlough, [/tag]

Friday, July 31, 2009

bailout: Social Security?

Fortune's Allan Sloan takes a look at the troubled retirement program, why it's more important now than ever - and how lawmakers can repair it.
Article Title: The next great bailout: Social Security
Snippet from Article: "...According to the Tax Policy Institute, five out of six U.S. workers pay more in Social Security tax (including the employer's portion) than in federal income tax -- something that makes it especially important (and only fair) to preserve the program for lower earners, who get old-age benefits of up to 90% of their covered wages, while I get only 28%...."


Source: money.cnn.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Monday, January 26, 2009

Choosing the right day to retire can be a science


Article Title: Choosing the right day to retire can be a science
Snippet from Article: "...an employee can maximize their annuity, which goes into effect the day after retirement. Annuity is based on completed years and months of service...."
Source: www.tinkertakeoff.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

OPM reports it’s ready to handle influx of clearance investigations


Article Title: OPM reports it’s ready to handle influx of clearance investigations
Snippet from Article: "...The Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requirements dictate that every new federal employee must complete a background and fingerprint check aside ..."
Source: www.federaltimes.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Washington's Wealth Boom


Article Title: Washington's Wealth Boom
Snippet from Article: "...in 2005, the average federal employee made $106,579 per year including benefits, about twice as much as the average person makes in the private sector. ..."
Source: www.foxnews.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Federal employee accuses government of misconduct in Stevens probe


Article Title: Federal employee accuses government of misconduct in Stevens probe
Snippet from Article: "...The judge also reported that the whistleblower accused at least two federal employees of intentionally violating government policies in the corruption investigation in Alaska..."
Source: www.kansascity.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]