OPM Announces New ‘Safe Leave’ For Domestic Violence Victims Federal workers may now take paid leave to address issues related to their or a family member’s safety or to recover from domestic violence, abuse or harassment, under new guidance from the government’s dedicated HR agency. Follow link to read more. https://bit.ly/3K8eiLp
Mixed Reactions to Medicare Part D in the FEHB It’s been almost five months since Part D was incorporated into many Federal Employees Health Benefit plans. How is it being received? Medicare Prescription Drug Program or Part D was enacted as part of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and went into effect on Jan. […]
New Measure Would Boost Retiree Inflation Adjustments Social Security benefits have not kept up with costs and older adults are left struggling to afford food, medications, clothing, and other necessities. Newly introduced legislation in the Senate (S-3974) would boost inflation adjustments to Social Security by basing them on a consumer price index measure geared toward […]
Here Are The Best Places To Work In The Federal Government The 2023 results of the Best Places to Work in Government are here. For the 12th year in a row, NASA ranked as the best place to work among large federal agencies, according to the latest rankings by the Partnership for Public Service. Follow link […]
2025 Federal Pay Raise Update and Inflation Projections Federal employees can anticipate a 2.0% for the 2025 Federal Pay Raise – will this keep pace with inflation? As we covered in a previous article, the White House suggested 2% for next year’s federal salary increase in the Biden Administration’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning […]