Obama Proposes Tiny Pay Increase For Federal Workers
Article Excerpt: "...The White House will propose a 0.5 percent pay increase for federal workers as part of its 2013 budget..."
Resource: abcnews.go.com
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Federal Holiday List
2012 United States Federal Holidays: List of OPM government holidays, days off?
Article Excerpt: "...Is the day after New Year's Day, January 2nd, a federal holiday? Is Martin Luther King Day on a Monday in 2012? What date does Washington's..."
Resource: www.examiner.com
Monday, December 26, 2011
Federal Retirement and Turnover Rate
Article Excerpt: "..."The greatest turnover on a voluntary basis outside of retirement is during the first one to two years of a person's employment," Palguta said. "Folks come into government. They're persuaded by a call to public service or a belief that they're going to have a chance to do something meaningful...."
Resource: www.federalnewsradio.com
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Federal workers could pay more toward retirement in House Bill
Extend payroll tax cut, leave federal pay alone, union says
Article Excerpt: "...would extend the federal worker pay freeze or require them to pay more towards their retirement. But a House GOP-backed bill passed last week would do just that. ..."
Resource: www.washingtonpost.com
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Federal workers asked again to pay more
GOP again wants to take bite from federal workers to close budget gap
Article Excerpt: "...Because that system does not include Social Security, these employees do not pay that tax but rather pay all their contributions into the federal retirement fund...."
Resource: www.washingtonpost.com
Friday, December 9, 2011
The Destruction of Federal Pensions
New House Republican bill takes aim at fed pensions, pay
Article Excerpt: "...House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the so-called Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act would save $36 billion by cutting federal retirement benefits, and $26 billion by extending the pay freeze. ..."
Resource: www.federaltimes.com
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Federal Workers not Retiring
Retire? Not if Washingtonians can help it
Article Excerpt: "...Timanus said he has been hearing for years about an impending wave of retirees that would decimate the federal workforce. But he has yet to see any sign that it is happening...."
Resource: www.washingtonpost.com
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Supercommittee Failure helps Social Security advocates, but for how long?
Debt deadlock helps Medicare, Social Security advocates, but for how long?
Article Excerpt: "...advocates for Social Security and Medicare saw it as a victory when the congressional supercommittee declared defeat last week..."
Resource: Social Security News Group
Federal Early Retirements, Buyouts, Layoffs, RIFS, and Pay Freezes Likely
Extended pay freeze, layoffs likely
Article Excerpt: "...Agencies could be forced to cut tens of thousands of vital jobs, such as Border Patrol, FBI and other law enforcement agents, Transportation Security Administration screeners and air traffic controllers...."
Resource: www.federaltimes.com
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Mitt Romney the only leading GOP contender not to advocate fundamental changes to federal retirement program
In supercommittee, Dems moved right and Republicans moved righter
Article Excerpt: "...leaving Mitt Romney as the only leading GOP contender not to advocate fundamental changes to the federal retirement program. Younger workers also could..."
Resource: www.washingtonpost.com
Friday, November 18, 2011
Federal employees' satisfaction levels continue to lag
Top Spots for Federal Work
Article Excerpt: "...Federal employees' satisfaction levels continue to lag behind the private sector, which had a satisfaction index score of 70 out of 100 this year, a slight drop from 70.6 in 2010, the study found...."
Resource: nextgov.com
Monday, November 14, 2011
FEGLI premiums for 2012
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Premiums
Article Excerpt: "...The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is announcing changes in premiums for certain Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) categories in accordance with sections 870.401(a)(2) and 870.402(a)(3) of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These include changes to premiums for Option B (most age bands), Option C (all age bands), and Post-Retirement Basic Insurance. These rates will be effective the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2012...."
Resource: insurancenewsnet.com
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Calculating your 2012 COLA payment
How to Calculate Your 2012 COLA Payment
Article Excerpt: "...Employees under Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will get 2.6% COLA if they..."
Resource: federal-retirement.blogspot.com
O.K. for Rick Perry but not you?
Perry the Anti-government Politician Meets Perry the Government Beneficiary
Article Excerpt: "...Like other state employees, the governor has contributed part of his salary toward his state and federal retirement, and his aides say he should receive the benefits when he leaves office. ..."
Resource: www.nytimes.com
Monday, October 31, 2011
Best day to retire in 2012 and beyond
The Best Day to Retire From Now Until 2020
Article Excerpt: "...No one ever said that understanding the federal retirement systems was easy. If you’re approaching retirement, attend a pre-retirement seminar. If your agency is not offering such seminars, ask them to...."
Resource: www.fedsmith.com
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