Pay & Benefits
First entrants to NSPS eligible for one-time pay bump
Buy-in will be the last within-grade increase seen by employees moving to the Pentagon's new personnel system in April.
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Bush team may drop labor part of civil service overhaul
Move to focus proposed legislation on pay for performance could avoid lawsuits similar to ones hindering efforts at Defense, DHS.
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Withdrawal Options
What should you do with the money in your TSP account when you retire?
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No Need for Part D
OPM says most federal retirees don't need to sign up for new Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Management
TSP officials say few plan members fell for ‘phishing’ scam
Grammatical errors in phony e-mail asking participants to divulge personal information aroused suspicion.
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Really, You Can Retire!
Responses to reader feedback on projecting your post-retirement income.
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Panel weighs proposal to digitize federal employee health records
Effort would be funded through an OPM account and eventual savings from technology; premiums would not rise.
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Long-Term Leaders
Lawmakers are intrigued by government’s success in convincing federal employees to sign up for long-term care insurance.
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OPM director pushes part-time work in lieu of retirement
Linda Springer says OPM is devising policy changes to ease transition to part-time.
Pay & Benefits
Labor relations ruling threatens Pentagon’s personnel reforms
While not directly addressing pay reforms, decision complicates rollout of National Security Personnel System.
Management
OPM sets personnel management goals through 2010
Simplified plan focuses on decreasing wait-time for agency services.
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Spousal Benefits
The federal government provides a very generous benefit for surviving spouses.
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Less Is More
The Employee Thrift Advisory Council passed a resolution this week opposing the addition of a real estate investment option to the TSP.
Management
AFGE takes vote of ‘no confidence’ in Defense leadership
Union officials say Pentagon should abandon contested labor relations plan and collaborate on new measures.
Pay & Benefits
Panel backs military pay-for-performance
Switch would help civilians joining the military later in their careers to earn salaries on par with those of their longtime military counterparts.
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Federal employee reservists eligible for back pay dating to 1980
Reservists also granted subpoena power to obtain military records more easily when filing claims.
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You Can Afford To Retire!
A guide to figuring out just how much retirement income you need.
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February a cold month for the TSP
The increasingly popular international fund lost ground while the reliable government securities fund was the highest earner.
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Pay with Plastic
Some federal employees with flexible spending accounts will be able to use specially issued debit cards to pay for health care.
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