Pay & Benefits
OPM kicks off long-term care insurance program
Federal employees, military personnel, retirees and their family members can sign up for long-term care insurance during an early enrollment period that started Monday, Office of Personnel Management officials announced.
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TSP 'catch-up' contributions clear Senate committee
Federal employees aged 50 and older would be able to boost their retirement savings under a bill approved by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday.
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Catch-62
Some military veterans who went on to civilian careers in government are getting a nasty surprise when they turn age 62. Their pensions are being cut.
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Some workers still waiting for IT pay raise
Many federal computer specialists are still waiting to get a special pay raise intended to keep information technology employees working for the government.
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Guarding the G Fund
Don't worry: When the government taps the Thrift Savings Plan’s G Fund to avoid hitting the federal debt ceiling, your nest egg is protected.
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House panel pushes military-civilian pay parity
The House Budget Committee agreed Wednesday night to a resolution backing pay parity for military service members and civilian federal employees next year.
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Senate leader raps plan to tap retirement funds to ease debt crisis
Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., Tuesday criticized a possible Bush administration move to tap federal employee retirement funds to avoid immediately raising the government's debt ceiling.
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