VA health system enrollees to get personalized benefits handbooksFeb 22, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system will provide personalized benefits handbooks to all its millions of enrollees.

Joint Chiefs chairman notes retiree concerns over proposed Tricare fee hikesFeb 21, 2012

Updated USPS five-year plan slashes postal workforceFeb 21, 2012

Lawmaker calls for removal of pension provisions from transportation billFeb 15, 2012

Proposal would hike some Tricare fees, pharmacy co-paysFeb 14, 2012

Whoa, what a week!Feb 10, 2012

Trying to boil down readers’ reactions to the recent spate of legislation calling for pay freeze extensions and cutbacks on federal retirement benefits might be best expressed by a quote frequently uttered by Popeye the Sailor (right before he blew his top) …

Congress targets its retirement benefits--or maybe notJan 27, 2012

Retirement—is it time to run for the hills?Dec 13, 2011

Slash congressional salaries!Oct 21, 2011

The great downsizing has begunAug 12, 2011

Federal Benefits Q&AFeb 20, 2012

Question: “Is it possible to add a spouse to Federal Employee Health Benefits health insurance outside of open enrollment as a QLE (Qualifying Life Event) if you have been married for several years?”

Budget hikes some Tricare fees, drug co-paysFeb 20, 2012

Informed Investor: Guidance on Determining Tax Filing Status: Part IFeb 20, 2012

Older FECA recipients get better deal than retireesFeb 13, 2012

Federal Benefits Q&AFeb 13, 2012

Chapter 1, Section 9: Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, are employer-established benefit plans that reimburse employees for specified expenses. They are funded through salary reduction arrangements under which employees receive less take-home pay in exchange for tax-advantaged contributions to their accounts.

Chapter 10, Section 1: Office of Personnel Management

Chapter 10, Section 7: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlements

Chapter 11, Section 1: Federal Travel and Transportation Policies

Chapter 11, Section 2: Relocation Allowances

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI)

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Federal Holidays for 2011

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Leave

Per Diem & Mileage Reimbursement Tables

Travel and Transportation Policies

Workers' Compensation: Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)