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The Office of Personnel Management announced that Federal Employees Health Benefits Program enrollees will pay an average of 6.2 percent more for health insurance premiums in 2017.
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Wounded Warriors Leave Act to cover FAA new hires
A bill is now headed to President Obama desk that would give disabled veterans hired by the Federal Aviation Administration access to the sick leave benefits recently put in place by the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act.
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Passage of CR looking more likely
A House plan to pass an amendment to a waterways bill that will address the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich., appears likely to remove a major sticking point that prevented passage of a separate short-term funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown Oct. 1.
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Senate fails to advance continuing resolution
The Senate on Tuesday voted down a procedural motion on a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government past the end of the fiscal year.
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Commerce Dept. employee suspended for Hatch Act violation
A Commerce Department supervisor has been suspended for 50 days without pay for Hatch Act violations, the Office of Special Counsel announced.
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OPM proposes higher death gratuity
The Office of Personnel Management on Sept. 16 sent Congress a proposal aimed at harmonizing death gratuities across the federal government—and providing families of civilian employees killed in the line of duty what OPM said would be more equitable benefits.
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VA inks contracts aimed at speeding decisions
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the award of contracts it said will help speed up the claims decision process.
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Early analysis of 2016 FEVS results shows uptick in engagement
The Office of Personnel Management last week released the first batch of data from its 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results—and the results show a slight government-wide gain in employee engagement.
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Informed Investor: IRS ruling penalizes married couples with supersize mortgages
As a result of the IRS’s recent acquiescence to a circuit court decision regarding the mortgage interest limitation, single individuals may be entitled to an enhanced mortgage interest deduction. This week’s column discusses the Internal Revenue Code’s limitation on the mortgage interest deduction, and how it affects single and married individuals owning supersize mortgages on their primary and second homes.