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In today's Federal Newscast, the TSP is rolling out some new services for participants next summer.
Nonprofit contractors employing people with disabilities through the AbilityOne program have not been bound to pay minimum wages, with many employees consistently receiving sub-minimum wages.
There are also lots of things to consider, including picking the best health plan for you and yours to get you through 2022.
The emergency paid leave program, which Congress created through the American Rescue Plan, ended last month, but the Office of Personnel Management will continue to reimburse agencies through the end of fiscal 2022.
New study, published this month in the journal Health Sciences Research, projected worse health outcomes for DoD beneficiaries even if as few as 10% of them were shifted to private-sector care.
No, there hasn't been much progress on several pressing issues, including a need to secure full-year agency funding and avert (another) government shutdown, a deal with the debt ceiling (again) and a whole host of other legislative work.
DoD wants all of its civilians to get the shot and go through the required waiting period for antibodies to flourish by Nov. 22.
A group of Senate Democrats says the Thrift Savings Plan should do more to give participants an opportunity to invest in funds by racially, ethnically and gender diverse asset managers. They're also seeking more information about the TSP's upcoming mutual fund window planned for next year.
The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requires some-to-considerable thought and work from those who want to maximize their total retirement benefits.
Open season gives federal employees and retirees an annual opportunity to make changes to their health, dental and vision insurance plans for the upcoming year. But relatively few federal employees make many changes to their coverage during a given year. The Office of Personnel Management and other experts often say those participants are missing out on better deals – and the chance to review whether their current plans are truly meeting their health needs.
When it comes to the smartest investors in the nation, which group of people or professions would you pick?
The nine appropriations bills that Senate Democrats unveiled Monday are silent on the topic of federal pay, meaning they'll defer to the president's recommendation for a 2.7% raise for employees in 2022.
The Office of Personnel Management will propose expanding coverage under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) to include federal employees on temporary, seasonal and intermittent schedules.
When choosing when to retire, employees often fall into two groups, one federal benefits expert said. So where do you sit?