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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is looking to bring order and definition to the term 'paid administrative leave.' Grassley says the unchecked practice is leaving employees without answers or recourse, and taxpayers stuck with the bill.
Would you like your health plan to pay your premiums? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey said there is a way, provided you do it before the end of Open Season on Dec. 14.
Defense experts urge the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider adding more flexibility to current promotional structures for military and civilian personnel. The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, which Congress passed in 1980, is too outdated, they said.
Benefits experts at the Office of Personnel Management fielded questions from federal employees and annuitants during a Twitter chat. Self-plus-one was one of the questions feds were most interested in finding out more about.
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Dec. 1 introduced a bill that would give federal retirees and Americans receiving Social Security benefits a one-time cost-of-living adjustment in 2016 equal to a 3.9 percent increase for most recipients.
Who says working for Uncle Sam isn't exciting? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds have gone from hoping for a bonus "holiday" to wondering if they are going to be paid.
Open Season is coming to a close and if you haven’t already made a decision on your federal health insurance, there’s no time like the present, says federal benefits expert Walton Francis.
When it comes to health insurance hunters, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are two kinds: cougars and couch potatoes. So, which one are you?
Federal benefits expert Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions and emails about FEHBP open season. December 2, 2015
On this special edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, host Tim Karney interviews host Tom Moran about the All Hazards Consortium.
The Office of Personnel Management is set to begin its latest Federal Employee Benefits Survey.
Complaints abound whenever anyone writes on changing any aspect of the Senior Executive Service. Jeff Neal, senior vice president of ICF International, addresses some of those issues and does some “myth busting” on the subject, while also offering some facts about the SES.
Thrift Savings Plan returns for the end of November were lower than a month before, but most of the funds remained in the positive.
People afraid to make mistakes often avoid choices, but if you are a federal worker or retiree, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says doing nothing can cost you big time.