OPM Reiterates its position at Senate Subcommittee hearing that it does not have Authority to Reallocate USPS CSRS Overpayments OPM: Finding Solutions to the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service STATEMENT OF JONATHAN FOLEY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND POLICY ANALYSIS U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT December 2, 2010 We believe the assertion that OPM has […]
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry pledged Wednesday to increase new retirees’ interim annuity payments — even if it means some will temporarily be overpaid. Currently, more than 38,000 recent retirees are receiving interim annuities — which are sometimes as low as half of what they are owed — for months while overwhelmed OPM […]
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. […]
OPM’s Response to the Postal Regulatory Commission Regarding USPS CSRS Overpayments: Legislative History OPM determines the Postal Service’s responsibility for CSRS costs in accordance with current law. OPM’s methodology is based on the determinations made by prior Congresses that the Postal Service is responsible for CSRS costs attributable to pay increases granted by the Postal […]
My name is Lennis B. Reynolds I am a retired Postal employee who took a VER/Incentive offer in August 2009. I am taking OPM to MSPB about the FERS Annuity Supplement. The difference without the Supplement is $1000.00 per month in retirement income. To : Honorable Howard J. Ansorge Administrative Judge Central Regional Office 230 […]
A new OPM study finds that federal employees earn 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts doing similar jobs. Now, the study examined straight salary and didn’t factor in benefits. OPM says there is no information to compare federal and non-federal benefits. The findings are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]
Many APWU members who retired in October have reported that they still have not received regular annuity checks. We also have heard that many retirees receive a busy signal every time they call the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the agency’s toll-free number. This is an intolerable situation, and I have met with OPM […]
From the Federal Register We are also proposing to change the annual FEHB Program Open Season from the Monday of the second full workweek in November through the Monday of the second full workweek in December, to November 1st through November 30th of each year. We are also adding a new opportunity for eligible employees […]
More postage revenue lost. MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS SERVICED BY THE NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER FROM: John Berry Director Subject: Policy on Electronic Statements of Earnings and Leave The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo dated December 21, 2009, responding to General Government Proposals from the […]