Snippet of Article: "...At least 25 federal agencies have implemented a system to track religious exemption requests for mandated vaccines, according to a review of Federal Register notices by The Epoch Times. The agencies include the departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, ..."
Source: www.theepochtimes.comSnippet of Article: "...“Biden Balks at Enforcing Coronavirus-Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees.”..."
Source: www.nationalreview.comSnippet of Article: "...The U.S. electorate is aging: 52% of registered voters are ages 50 and older, up from 41% in 1996. ..."
Source: www.pewresearch.orgSnippet of Article: "...shows us the total number of U.S. federal government employees over time. Take a minute to examine the graph… For one thing, it sure is spikey. The highest level was during World War II..."
Source: stlouisfed.orgSnippet of Article: "...memo provided guidance to agency leaders for adjusting pay rates to at least a $15 hourly rate for federal employees stationed in the United States. An estimated 67,000 employees across the 2.2 million federal civilian workforce will be affected by the policy changes, OPM said. ..."
Source: www.cnn.comSnippet of Article: "...federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees, dealing another blow to President Joe..."
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Snippet of Article: Save time and gas money by ordering your daily use First Class Forever Stamps directly from the United States Postal Service. It's fast and easy. Did you know you can get your beautiful Federal Duck Stamps from the USPS as well?
Source: United States Postal Service StoreNew Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode.
Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Snippet of Article: "...The so-called Great Retirement trend that saw workers leave the labor market -- whether forced or by choice -- was driven by baby boomers aged 65 and older, the regional Fed bank wrote in a recent blog post. ..."
Source: www.bloomberg.comSnippet of Article: "...Gas prices last year were up more than 50% in 2021. Used car prices more than 30%. Hotel and motel prices up more than 25%. Beef prices up 15% with chicken and pork up 10%. It’s hard to point to any items that have FALLEN in price over the past year. INFLATION SURGES 7% IN DECEMBER, HIGHEST RATE IN 40 YEARS..."
Source: www.foxbusiness.comSnippet of Article: "...President Joe Biden plans to use a speech in Georgia to throw his support behind changing the Senate’s filibuster rules...Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia's defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, beating Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff for its first title in 41 years..."
Source: www.wfmz.comSnippet of Article: "...the new year brings the end of the waiting period the Biden administration imposed on serious disciplinary actions against federal employees not in compliance with the vaccine mandate, although uncertainty remains regarding how soon such actions might begin and how widespread they might be. ..."
Source: www.fedweek.comSnippet of Article: "...As mayor of Hazleton for more than a decade, Barletta gained national prominence for accusing the federal government of failing to enforce immigration laws. His concerns about the flights echo those of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican officeholders in Tennessee. There, Republican Gov. Bill Lee refused a request by the Biden administration to house migrant children in Tennessee National Guard facilities. ..."
Source: www.lehighvalleylive.comSnippet of Article: "...people’s personal consumption patterns vary from the national averages that weight price indexes. Vegetarians don’t sweat rising meat prices. Slobs like me don’t crab when men’s suits cost more. And anyone with generous health care coverage, as for military Tricare coverage as we have, feel little of the cost of rising prices for drugs and medical procedures. People with poor coverage, or none at all, can take enormous hits. A final common fallacy is to take an “inflation rate,” determined from household consumer prices, and use it to judge spending by an entirely different, non-household entity. ..."
Source: www.twincities.comSnippet of Article: "...No one knows how, when, or where the Biden administration will re-implement former President Donald Trump’s Remain in Mexico program, but what is clear is that the surge of migrants illegally crossing the southern border is not going to end on its own, with another 173,600 illegal immigrants arrested this November. ...But the Biden administration has repeatedly fought this order, most recently losing yet another appeal just last week. ..."
Source: www.washingtonexaminer.comSnippet of Article: "...A Saudi Arabian man described by a Border Patrol official as a “potential terrorist” was arrested in Arizona...“#USBP #YumaSector agents apprehended a potential terrorist who illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico Thursday night,” Clem wrote. “The 21-year-old migrant from Saudi Arabia is linked to several Yemeni subjects of interest. #BorderSecurity is #NationalSecurity.”..."
Source: nypost.comSnippet of Article: "...Newly uncovered documents reportedly confirm long-standing suspicions that tech giant Huawei has been more deeply entangled with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) surveillance operations than it has previously admitted, the Post reports. ..."
Source: www.foxbusiness.comMore Reading: ‘Tracker Detect’ Android app to help users discover unknown nearby AirTags
Snippet of Article: "...a FERS retiree generally isn’t eligible for a COLA until reaching age 62. For FERS employees who aren’t eligible for a COLA during their first year or more on the annuity roll, their first COLA after becoming eligible will be for the full amount, no matter in which month that eligibility occurs. ..."
Source: www.fedweek.comSnippet of Article: "...Winner, a former National Security Agency (NSA) contract worker who was given the longest federal prison sentence imposed for leaks to the news media back in August 2018, was released from prison to home confinement this year in June. Winner sent The Intercept, an online news publication..."
Source: www.newsweek.comSnippet of Article: "...President Biden has thus far failed to appoint any members to the advisory body. ..."
Source: www.govexec.comSnippet of Article: "...The annuity is a big part of FERS, but what is it really worth to your overall retirement?..."
Source: www.fedsmith.comSnippet of Article: "...two weeks remaining until the federal worker deadline, some leaders of unions representing the employees say that convincing the unvaccinated to change their mind is increasingly challenging...."
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