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WEBWow! Federal retirement, and protecting it, mean hard work! From WEP/GPO repeal to getting a rational long term care insurance program, the work, pay, benefit and federal retirement issues never end. Pay and benefits news for federal employees and managers. Trust Federal News Network for the latest issues affecting your money.
Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees
WEB1 day ago · Federal benefits for health and retirement are a major recruitment and retention influence for employees, especially for early-career talent.. Women as well as individuals in younger generations ranked the importance of federal benefits more highly than older or male employees, according to the results of the 2023 Federal Employee Benefits Survey (FEBS) from the Office of Personnel Management ...
Senators push for fix to potential Foreign Service pay cut
WEB1 day ago · Michele Sandiford. September 19, 2024 8:31 am. < a min read. Senators are urging their colleagues to prevent a 22% pay cut for federal employees working overseas. Congress has until the end of the month to reauthorize Overseas Comparability Pay. Those funds ensure Foreign Service officers and other feds abroad get paid close to what they’d ...
Air Force secretary ‘confident’ there’s enough support for service’s ...
WEB17 hours ago · Ever since he became the Secretary of the Air Force three years ago, Frank Kendall has emphasized the need to better position the Air Force for a modern conflict.In 2022, he introduced a set of operational imperatives to support the Air Force’s priorities, and earlier this year, he announced a major structural overhaul that will streamline the service’s bureaucracy and boost overall readiness.
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WEBTom Temin Commentary. (USDA/Forest Service photo by Mark Pieper) Wildland firefighters at the Forest Service work beyond their job duties. Their union says that’s a big problem. NFFE says skipped-over job duties that wildland firefighters perform for the Forest Service could mean they’re missing out on thousands of dollars a year. Workforce.
Schedule F would make agencies ‘hard-pressed’ to meet national …
WEB2 days ago · Schedule F would make agencies ‘hard-pressed’ to meet national security threats. Former DHS and DoD officials said possible efforts to reimplement Schedule F would divert resources, stagnate progress and ultimately harm national security. Drew Friedman @dfriedmanWFED. September 17, 2024 5:03 pm. 6 min read.
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WEBDefense. The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs. But the crush of last-minute enlistments means the service won’t be able to get them all through boot camp by next month, falling 5,000 sailors short of its target. The gaps are hurting the Navy’s ability to ...
Benefits - Federal News Network
WEBFeds with Benefits: An introduction, and advice about Medicare Part B. Consumers’ Checkbook Senior Editor Kevin Moss introduces his new column on FEHB benefits, and kicks things off with some advice on Medicare Part B. Wow! Federal retirement, and protecting it, mean hard work!
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WEBA look at how power shapes care in military hospitals. Federal Report. By examining data from military emergency departments across the country, researchers were able to measure how power dynamics play out in health care settings. Read more. Read More ».