Rules for Recruitment Incentives Can Be Loosened for Federal Agencies
OPM Tells Agencies- The ‘3R’ Incentive Rules are Relaxed to Allot up to 50% of Basic Pay Amidst COVID-19 Crisis.…
2021 FEHB Premiums Set to Skyrocket?
Study from California Government Finds Healthcare Premiums Could Skyrocket Over 40% for some plans in 2021- What Does this mean…
Biweekly Premium Pay Limits Can Be Lifted for Feds Fighting the Outbreak
Agencies Given Go-Ahead to Waive Biweekly Premium Pay Limitation for Employees Fighting Coronavirus Outbreak
US Postal Service on the Verge of Collapse
USPS Could be on the verge of collapse, forced to cease operating by the Fall without some sort of Bailout
NASA Astronauts Return from ISS to a Different World; Is COVID-19 in Space?
As NASA Astronauts return from the International Space Station (ISS) after a 6 month shift, they return to a world…
BLM & NFS – Will they Close Public Land?
Will they close public land due to the Coronavirus? The Bureau of Land Management & National Forest Service would have…
OPM Backlog Drops 10% in March as Incoming Retirement Claims Drop
OPM’s backlog of retirement claims for processing drops in total as the amount of incoming forms slow
For Hazard Pay, USBP, USDA, & VA Unions File Lawsuit with AFGE
Unions representing three federal agencies at forefront of the coronavirus crisis joined the American Federation of Government Workers (AFGE) in…
FLTCIP, FEHB, & FEGLI Transactions During COVID-19 Emergency
OPM Issues Letter About Agency Operations: FLTCIP, FEHB, & FEGLI Transactions During COVID-19 Emergency
RMDs Waived for 2020- Withdrawal Rules for IRAs Relaxed
Besides providing Americans with Cash, Stimulus Package has RMDs waived for 2020 & Those Under 59½ have penalty-free withdrawal options…