Saturday, March 30, 2013

Sequester furloughs to take heavy toll

Article Title: Furloughs leave federal workers in a world of worry
Snippet of Article: "...“He’s a Marine just getting his life back together, and suddenly he’s looking at losing $300 a month.”..."


Source: seattletimes.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Federal employee furlough notices delayed

Article Title: Defense Department to delay furlough notices
Snippet of Article: "...Furlough notices, which were scheduled to go out Friday, will be delayed until April 5, officials said...."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Monday, March 25, 2013

OPM hopes to add additional six new insurers to FEHBP

Article Title: OPM hopes to add six new insurers to FEHBP
Snippet of Article: "...The Office of Personnel Management is now negotiating with six health care insurance carriers..."


Source: federaltimes.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Friday, March 22, 2013

Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act advances

Article Title: House committee votes to fire federal workers who owe back taxes
Snippet of Article: "...The Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah..."


Source: www.foxnews.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Study on privatizing Postal Service mail processing operations?

Article Title: Pitney Bowes funds a study to privatize the Postal Service, could make billions off the plan
Snippet of Article: "...Yesterday’s Bloomberg report quotes Sally Davidow, a spokeswoman for the American Postal Workers Union, saying the same thing: Pitney Bowes “stands to benefit enormously from privatizing mail processing operations.” ..."


Source: www.savethepostoffice.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Monday, March 11, 2013

TSP iPhone app warning

Article Title: TSP iPhone app warning
Snippet of Article: "...This app is not being offered through the TSP and the TSP does not recommend..."


Source: Android and iPhone Apps and News

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, TSP iPhone app warning [/tag]

How the government makes decisions about its operating status

Article Title: How does the government make its snow-day decisions?
Snippet of Article: "...The federal government closed its D.C.-area offices early Wednesday morning due to a late-winter storm ..."


Source: www.washingtonpost.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Monday, March 4, 2013

Unions protect the working class, even some federal workers

Article Title: Unionized Federal Workers: We’ll Get Our Pay Despite Sequester
Snippet of Article: "...National Federation of Federal Employees spokesperson Cory Byrthrow threatens that the powerful union will “absolutely fight for back pay in the event of a furlough.”..."


Source: heritage.org

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Sequestration begins

Article Title: Federal-Contractor CFOs Brace for Sequestration
Snippet of Article: "...Smaller contractors, for which any substantial cuts would be damaging, may have particular reason to worry..."


Source: www3.cfo.com

[tag]Federal,Government,Military,Retiree, [/tag]