News for the federal worker and those interested in official news of the federal government, federal civilian service employees and civil servants. Various federal news articles with reference citations.
Snippet of Article: "...In December, Obama assured Congress that pay parity between military members and federal civilians would be included in the fiscal 2011 budget proposal, so it's likely that the proposed civilian raise will also be 1.4 percent...."
Snippet of Article: "...It is therefore the policy of the United States that Federal agencies shall increase energy efficiency; measure, report, and reduce..."
Article Title: Pharmacy benefit managers and the rising drug costs for federal workers
Snippet of Article: "...When Uncle Sam arranges prescription drug coverage for millions of federal employees and their dependents, you'd expect him to have enough muscle to keep those prices low. So how come the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program pays up to 45 percent more..."
Article Title: CSRS and annuities
Snippet of Article: "...Q: I’m under the Civil Service Retirement System plan. I would like to know if the retirement contributions, taken out of our checks every payday..."
Article Title: TSA Officers Among Lowest Paid Of Federal Workers
Snippet of Article: "...Then there are the salaries, which start at about $25,000 a year, one of the lowest rates in the federal government. Anthony Hutchinson, a 29-year-old father of two, says not only is it not easy raising a family on what he earns, but it also affects what he sees as the mission of transportation security officers...."
Article Title: Obama to seek 3-year freeze on US domestic spending
Snippet of Article: "...Part of the problem, on top of a severe recession that hit government revenue, are entitlement programs like social security and Medicare, the huge public healthcare program for older Americans...."
Article Title: Restrictive federal laws penalize...
Snippet of Article: "...Legislation to repeal the GPO and WEP has been stalled for nearly three decades. Delays are a fact of life in politics, but it is time to move these bills out of committee. The corrective legislation, House Bill 235 and Senate Bill 484..."
Article Title: New OPM Veteran Site- Feds Hire Vets
Snippet of Article: "...Office of Personnel Management’s Government-wide Veterans Employment Website. This website is a critical component of the Federal Government’s strategy for the recruitment and employment of Veterans.
On November 9, 2009, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13518, Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, ..."
Article Title: Obama’s EEOC Nominee: Society Should ‘Not Tolerate Private Beliefs’ That ‘Adversely Affect’ Homosexuals
Snippet of Article: "...Feldblum does recognize that elements of the homosexual agenda may infringe on Americans’ religious liberties. However, Feldblum argues that society should “come down on the side” of homosexual equality at the expense of religious liberty...."
Article Title: Should You Elect a Survivor Benefit for Your Spouse?
Snippet of Article: "...This article will provide general information on survivor benefits. A follow-up article will take a look at the question "Should I elect a survivor benefit or not?"..."
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,..."
Article Title: The 'Cadillac' compromise
Snippet of Article: "...the issue of taxing “Cadillac” insurance plans, giving unionized workers far more time to adjust to the new tax than nonunion employees. ..."
Article Title: Federal employee donations fell in 2009
Snippet of Article: "...2009 Combined Federal Campaign — including those in Europe — appear to be down from the previous year, but officials with the government-endorsed charity drive caution..."
Article Title: Labor Leaders Oppose Obama's 'Cadillac' Healthcare Tax
Snippet of Article: "...footing this new tax burden would be the very middle-class families the president promised would not see a tax increase. “Middle class families are going to pay...."
Article Title: Plans approved for DoD complex, Coast Guard headquarters
Snippet of Article: "...The National Capital Planning Commission approved final site and building plans for two major building projects: a new Pentagon administrative complex for more than 6,400 civilian, military and contract employees, and a new Coast Guard headquarters for more than 3,800 employees...."
Article Title: Take a Look at USAJOBS
Snippet of Article: "...Provide for yourself and help change our country with
a career in the U.S. Government!..."
Article Title: Cost-of-living increases
Snippet of Article: "...former U.S. senators and representatives continue to receive generous federal pensions while they are serving time for assorted crimes. That's insulting enough, but the report went on to say that these disgraced public servants will automatically be extended cost-of-living increases next year.
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Article Title: Locality-Based Comparability Payments and Pay Increases in 2010 for General Schedule Employees (PDF)
Source: www.opm.gov
Article Title: Congress is Cleaning Up the Contracting Out Mess; However, Much Still Depends on Executive Branch Compliance
Snippet of Article: "...wholesale privatization effort, lawmakers repeatedly borrowed language and principles from a comprehensive contracting out reform bill introduced earlier this year—the Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies’ Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act (S. 924, H.R. 2736) that was introduced by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD)...."
Article Title: Man accused of impersonating federal agent is arrested
Snippet of Article: "...CORPUS CHRISTI — Nueces County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Kingsville man Monday on a felony warrant accusing him of impersonating a peace officer in an incident that led to a motorist’s brief arrest...."
Article Title: TSA Withdraws Subpoenas Against Bloggers
Snippet of Article: "...In the wake of public outcry against the Transportation Security Administration for serving civil subpoenas on two bloggers, the government agency has canceled the legal action and apologized for the strong-arm tactics agents used...."
Article Title: EEOC Holds that Employees Cannot Be Discriminated Against Due to Perceived Limitations of a Disability
Snippet of Article: "...cannot discriminate against disabled employees based on subjective opinions of their limitations and abilities. Federal Employers need clear evidence, in the form of an individualized assessment, that a disabled employee cannot meet specific job requirements due to said disability. ..."
Article Title: Federal Scholarship Program Benefits Employee Nominees
Snippet of Article: "...FEEA sponsors the only scholarship competition program open exclusively to federal employees, their spouses, and their children — rewarding hard work and service through this merit-based program. Awards range from $500 to $2,000 for one year. FEEA also administers a number of special scholarships. Students can win up to $7,500 by stacking special scholarships on top of FEEA’s signature scholarship...."
Article Title: Pentagon sees big savings in replacing contractors with federal employees
Snippet of Article: "...The Defense Department estimates it will save an average of $44,000 a year for every contractor it replaces with full-time federal personnel to perform critical defense jobs..."
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