Snippet of Article: "...FEHBP's largest plan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Standard Option, will charge enrollees 6.9% more for self coverage and 7.6% more for family coverage. "While we are pleased to see that these increases are smaller than those in 2010, they are still too high...."
Source: www.afge.orgSnippet 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.comSnippet of Article: "...Federal civil service employees have faced background checks since 1953. The checks were expanded to federal contractors in 2005...."
Source: www.csmonitor.comSnippet 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.comSnippet of Article: "...Results from the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, FedView Report by Demographics, FedView Report by Agency, FedView Report on Demographic Questions by Agency, ..."
Source: www.fedview.opm.govSnippet of Article: "...Senate Bill 3790 would make federal employees who have seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for federal employment...."
Source: www.newson6.comSnippet of Article: "...The FBI is like no other career choice you've explored. It's challenging, compelling, and important. Whatever your background or expertise, you will find an FBI future exceptionally rewarding because the work you perform will have a daily impact on the nation's security and the quality-of-life for all U.S. citizens. Your career at the FBI will also include great benefits, see federal benefits highlighted below...."
Source: usajobs.govSnippet of Article: "...Eighteen projects in soil conservation in Dunn County await action from the CCC lads when they arrive at the Menomonie camp, located in the old mule pasture, north of Wakanda Park...."
Source: www.dunnconnect.comSnippet of Article: "...in line with the change in the private sector's wages from September 2008 to September 2009, according to the Labor Department's Employment Cost Index...."
Source: wiredworkplace.nextgov.comSnippet of Article: "...The federal government's loan repayment program started in 2002 as a recruitment and retention tool. Agencies can make repayments up to $10,000 annually, with maximum payouts of $60,000, but workers must sign an agreement to work for at least three years. ..."
Source: washingtonpost.comSnippet of Article: "...It's still unknown exactly how much will go back to the government because census operations are scheduled to continue through the end of September, but officials said it will be no less than $1.6 billion. Congress will have the final say on where the money goes...."
Source: washingtonpost.comSnippet of Article: "...A rumor now popular among some federal law enforcement agents casts a bit of bitter irony over McLeod’s fate, indicating that he killed himself with a pistol given to him by the DEA to commemorate his years of service to the agency...."
Source: narcosphere.narconews.comSnippet of Article: "...In the snippet of video on Breitbart's Web site, Sherrod, who is black, admitted to having been reluctant to help a white farmer who sought her aid 24 years before, when she was working for a nonprofit agency established to help black farmers. ..."
Source: www.washingtonpost.com"...Under the proposed increases, in addition to the 46-cent rate for the first ounce, the cost for each additional ounce would go up a penny to 18 cents. The cost to mail a postcard would go up 2 cents to 30 cents...."
Snippet of Article: "...What are the 10 biggest mistakes feds make when planning for retirement? Ed Zurndorfer is a registered employee benefit consultant. He's come up with a list...."
Source: www.federalnewsradio.comSnippet of Article: "...Edena Wood had thought about it for years but finally decided it was time to leave after nearly 65 years as a federal employee. ..."
Source: www.washingtonpost.comSnippet of Article: "...Paige said since the last GAO report on the issue there’s been an “explosion” in the number of government purchase cards, with 300,000 federal employees currently carrying them. By turning a blind eye when they are abused, she says, the government is inviting more of the behavior...."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...According to the Federal File Transfer Report, Federal employees are exposing data to cyber criminals. Though 71 percent of Federal IT and information security professionals are concerned with Federal file transfer security, 54 percent admit they do not currently monitor for FTP..."
Source: www.earthtimes.orgSnippet of Article: "...this provision affects Social Security benefits when any part of a person’s federal service after 1956 is covered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). However, federal service where Social Security taxes are withheld (Federal Employees’ Retirement System) will not reduce your Social Security benefit amounts. The Windfall Elimination Provision may apply if:..."
Source: www.ssa.govSnippet of Article: "...The Defense secretary invokes Dwight Eisenhower as he calls for spending reductions in military healthcare and the command structure. He wants to cut $10 billion to $15 billion from a $547-billion Pentagon base budget...."
Source: www.latimes.comSnippet of Article: "...was employed as an Information Technology Specialist with the Security Intelligence Operations Directorate of the Missile Defense Agency ("MDA"). His position required him to maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. By letter dated April 2, 2009, the Defense Intelligence Agency ("DIA")..."
Source: www.leagle.comSnippet of Article: "...In the effort to attract and retain a new generation of federal workers, what can the federal government offer beyond a steady paycheck and good fringe benefits? ..."
Snippet of Article: "...With more than 1.7 million jobs and over 400 occupational specialties (excluding postal service and military workers), the Federal Government offers more choices than any other single employer in the United States. Whatever your interest and back- ground, you can probably find a Government career to match. People get jobs in the Federal Governmentin the same way..."
Snippet of Article: "...He told police he had been made fun of by coworkers on a daily basis. "[Negron] stated he could not take the jokes anymore..."
Snippet of Article: "...Requires single people earning $200,000 or more and couples earning $250,000 or more to pay an additional 0.9 percent in Medicare taxes.
Tax on Home Sales. Imposes a 3.8 percent tax on home sales and other real estate transactions. Middle-income people must pay the full tax..."
Snippet of Article: "...The federal employee health insurance program has announced that it is unlikely this year to offer young adults the ability to remain on their parents' policies until the age of 26. That means the government, which is the largest employer in the nation, will not follow the lead of some private insurance companies that will begin offering such coverage to young adults by June 1. ..."
Snippet of Article: "..."The defendant used his position as a federal air marshal and his government-issued firearm to commit this crime," Senior Deputy Prosecutor Charles K. Sergis told the court. "He raped the victim and by threatening her with his gun and claiming she had to do what he said because he is an air marshal."..."
Source: www.seattlepi.comSnippet of Article: "...Which is why PolitiFact was surprised by Scott Brown's claims, which after fact-checking, proved false. Brown used Cato Institute numbers that put the average federal employee's salary at $79,197, compared to $50,028 in the private sector. It's easy to tell right away that those salaries aren't double, contrary to Brown's claim on This Week on Jan. 31, but PolitiFact did even more digging. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...Among her responsibilities, Adams - who has more than 27 years of government experience - manages a military, civilian and contractor work force of more than 800 with an annual operating budget of more than $700 million...."
Snippet of Article: "...When it comes to telework, Berry wants to increase by 50 percent the number of eligible federal workers who telework over the 2009 baseline level of 102,900.
He called telework an essential part of OPM's effort to improve work-life flexibilities..."
Snippet of Article: "...Assuming the PRC and Congress approve the plan, Pulcrano said it would take about six months to implement five-day mail delivery. PRC Chairman Ruth Goldway said last week it might take six to nine months for her panel to issue an advisory opinion...."
Snippet of Article: "...18 months in prison Monday, the judge also ordered her to repay more than $240,000 to the federal Civil Service Retirement System.
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Snippet of Article: "...Berry said. "Do they think that the researchers at NIH who are developing cures for cancer today are bureaucrats sitting at their desks? Do they think the TSA employees who are screening people who are sitting next to you on the airplane today -- are they just sitting at their desks? Are the Customs and Border Patrol..."
Snippet of Article: "...Federal Retiree COLA ... Budget Office (CBO) has predicted the possibility of no COLA for 2011 and 2012...."
Snippet of Article: "...2010 COLA Update: Due to the current recession and subsequent reduction in the cost-of-living for many areas, the 2010 CONUS COLA rates have dropped for most Military Housing Areas (MHA), with the exception of..."
Snippet of Article: "...to consolidate about 3,000 post offices drew a firestorm of protest from the public and lawmakers. But the Postal Service is considering more next year, potentially closing thousands of locations and moving some products and services to nearby supermarkets, office supply stores and pharmacies. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...Because of the shutdown, federal inspectors will be removed from critical construction projects, forcing work to come to a halt on federal lands, DOT said...."
The Democratic Plan to Stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2024 Snippet of Article: "Democrats and the Biden campaign, after months...
