Benefits
Bill would amend FECA to address fed firefighters' ailments
Two senators have proposed legislation to amend current law to make it simpler for federal firefighters to receive worker's compensation for certain diseases acquired in the line of duty.
Benefits
Senate to probe allegations of patient neglect at VA facility
The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs will hold a hearing on alleged patient neglect at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix, Ariz., after the department's inspector general completes an independent investigation of the allegations.
Benefits
Tricare launches new medical advice phone service
Tricare on April 25 introduced a new service through which beneficiaries can seek real-time advice on whether or not to seek medical care.
Benefits
Former USPS employees plead guilty in benefits case
Two former U.S. Postal Service employees pleaded guilty earlier this month to providing false statements to obtain federal employee benefits, according to the Justice Department.
Benefits
Survey shows vets satisfied with VHA service
While some members of Congress may not be pleased with the performance of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, VA is touting an independent survey that indicates customer satisfaction among their patients is equal to or greater than that of patients of private-sector hospitals.
Retirement
Get your House in order
Feds, now may be your chance to make yourself heard by your member of Congress.
Employee Policy
House passes Ryan budget
The House on April 10 passed the fiscal 2015 budget resolution sponsored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
Benefits
GAO finds faulty tracking of biological implants at VA
The origin of some of the tens of thousands of biological implants used last year in procedures at the Department of Veterans Affairs was never properly recorded.
Employee Policy
Labor says postal reform proposals do not acknowledge USPS gains
A hearing held this week by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to examine the Obama administration's proposal for reforming the U.S. Postal Service served to highlight how closely that proposal generally tracks plans being proposed in Congress.
Employee Policy
Student loan repayment benefit not widely used
While the House Republicans' budget blueprint would end the student loan repayment benefit for federal employees, agencies appear to be investing less in that fringe benefit in any event.
Pay
Senate panel advances mass transit benefit bill
The Senate Finance Committee on April 3 approved a measure that would restore employee mass transit benefits for two years.
Benefits
VA trims disability claims backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has reduced the backlog of pending disability compensation claims by 44 percent over the past year.
Benefits
Tricare walk-in customer service ends
Tricare issued a reminder to beneficiaries that walk-in service at its customer service centers will cease April 1.
Benefits
Veteran employment rises in 2013
The unemployment rate among veterans who have served on active duty since September 2001 decreased last year to an annual average of 9 percent, according to new figures released by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employee Policy
VA discontinues yearly income reporting requirement
The Department of Veterans Affairs has dropped its annual requirement for most veterans enrolled in its health care system to report income information.
Benefits
OPM chief says law has reined in FEHB rate increases
The Affordable Care Act is improving care and lowering costs for the millions of beneficiaries enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta told attendees of an annual conference of health insurance carriers.
Pay
Senate panel cool on trimming military compensation
Senate legislators appear reluctant to let the Defense Department target military pay and benefits as part of the budget cuts imposed by Congress.
Benefits
Air Force opens applications for training
Air Force appropriated fund civilian employees this month can begin applying for intermediate and senior developmental educational opportunities, the Air Force Personnel Center announced.
Benefits
More vets employed in 2013
The unemployment rate among military veterans who have served on active duty since September 2001 dropped last year to an annual average of 9 percent.
Benefits