Long-term care is the kind of care that you would need to help you perform daily activities if you had a chronic illness or disability. It also includes the kind of care you would need if you had a severe cognitive problem like Alzheimer’s disease. It is help with eating, bathing and dressing, transferring from [...]

In addition to annual leave, federal employees also accrue sick leave. Employees may use sick leave for their own personal medical needs; to care for a family member; to care for a family member with a serious health condition; or for adoption-related purposes. As will be explained in more detail below, however, there are special [...]

Before enrolling your new student, make appointments to visit the colleges or career schools you’re considering. Bring a list of questions to ask school representatives. Your child’s education is a major investment, so find out as much information as you can before you enroll. Information you should get from a school Ask about the school’s [...]

The Federal Employees Retirement System, or FERS, became effective January 1, 1987. Almost all new employees hired after December 31, 1983, are automatically covered by FERS. Certain other Federal employees not covered by FERS have the option to transfer into the plan. FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan including the following components: 1. Social Security [...]

Monday, the Office of Personnel Management announced that it has suspended all overtime for its employees working on processing federal retirees’ pensions. Associate Director of Retirement Services Ken Zawodny said the steep budget cuts known as sequestration forced OPM to suspend overtime for employees in his division. The overtime suspension took effect Sunday, April 28th, [...]