Benefits
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Shannon Sartin earned a SAMMIES nomination as one of the people driving the expansion of online services at CMS.
September 13, 2019 -
Active and retired federal-postal workers, and their survivors have some of the best health insurance in the nation.
September 12, 2019 -
The Department of Health and Human Services is cancelling many of its interagency agreements with DoD, affecting 18 separate shared services including the Employee Assistance Program.
September 10, 2019 -
Hundreds of federal and postal workers become retirement eligible every day. Although most don’t retire at the first opportunity.
September 09, 2019 -
Being a federal/postal worker can be satisfying and challenging at the same time. Being a married federal/postal worker can be doubly so.
September 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after just over a year into the job, Holly Greaves is leaving the EPA.
September 05, 2019 -
The dominant Federal Employees Retirement System covers most working feds. It’s good but it has several moving parts.
September 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection detailed its preparations for the pass-through of Hurricane Dorian.
September 03, 2019 -
While you were away, here’s what happened on the job front — spoiler alert, not much!
September 03, 2019 -
In addition to the ever-present threat of a shutdown, it’s when federal workers go shopping for next year’s all-important heath insurance.
August 30, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army's issuing new maximum bonus amounts, aimed at encouraging soldiers to sign up for longer enlistments.
August 28, 2019 -
Most experts say it is essential that people under the Federal Employees Retirement System put at least 5% into the Thrift Savings Plan.
August 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, wants all hands on deck to address veteran suicide.
August 26, 2019 -
Beyond the inevitable hurdles of avoiding a government shutdown at the end of next month, the September to-do list for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) includes securing a 3.1% federal pay raise and passing a highly-anticipated paid family leave program into law.
August 22, 2019 -
Since the 1980s some federal offices and postal stations have been divided by a form of pension envy between CSRS and FERS.
August 22, 2019