Today, the USPS Office Of Inspector General responded to the OPM Office Of Inspector General’s “A Study of the Risks and Consequences of the USPS OIG’s Proposals to Change USPS’s Funding of Retiree Benefits” OPM’s study concluded: While we understand that the USPS is having financial difficulties, the OPM’s administration of the law has not […]
Today, the USPS Office Of Inspector General responded to the OPM Office Of Inspector General’s “A Study of the Risks and Consequences of the USPS OIG’s Proposals to Change USPS’s Funding of Retiree Benefits” OPM’s study concluded: While we understand that the USPS is having financial difficulties, the OPM’s administration of the law has not […]
It’s Open Season — the time of year when employees can sign up for benefit programs, change enrollments, or cancel their participation. Open Season for three benefits programs — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) — begins Monday, Nov. 8. FEHB and […]
From the Office Of Personnel Management • The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced that this year’s open season for health benefits, dental and vision insurance, and Flexible Spending Accounts will run from November 8 through December 13, 2010. This open season will give federal employees and retirees the opportunity to change their […]
Non-dependent children can join FEHBP as of January 1st, 2011. The child doesn’t have to be your own. It can be your gay partner’s or someone else’s. If it is your own child, the child can be married and have their own employer-sponsored insurance. Almost any child living with a federal employee can be added. […]
“The Affordable Mail Alliance – a growing coalition of nearly 1,000 non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, major trade associations, consumer groups, and citizens representing the vast majority of the mail sent in the United States – submitted further comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission yesterday. The comments focused on last week’s hearings at the […]
APWU News Burrus Issues Stinging Rebuke To USPS Inspector General Audit ‘Lacks Relevance, Ignores Legislative Mandate’ to Bargain APWU President William Burrus slammed the Office of the Inspector General recently, charging that in a September audit report [PDF] on employee benefit programs the office had inserted itself into the collective bargaining arena. In a Nov. […]