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Lawmakers want to create a corps of volunteers made up of mainly veterans, underprivileged youth and inner-city children to help maintain and preserve federal lands and parks.
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Postal unions: Job cuts will cause ‘massive disruption’
The American Postal Workers Union and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union have sent a joint letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan condemning job cuts because of the effects on the workforce and customer service.
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Group urges BRAC support from Congress
A bipartisan coalition of think tankers has written a joint letter to Congress in support of closing unneeded bases in 2021.
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Agencies seeking IT leaders
Several federal agencies are on the hunt for people to head their information technology departments.
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Vet orgs: Choice program is only a temporary fix
Veterans overwhelmingly prefer to use the VA for medical care, and the Choice program should only be a temporary fix and not a long term solution for vets' access to care, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
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EPA to offer 1,200 buyouts
More than 1,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency will be offered buyouts and early retirement incentives.
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OPM Updates Guidance on VERA/VSIP - Part II
In the second of two columns discussing OPM’s updated rules on VERAs and VSIPs, this week’s column discusses the rules for VSIPs. Included in the discussion are which employees are and are not eligible for a VSIP, how the VSIP is computed, the tax issues associated with a VSIP, and under what circumstances a VSIP has to be repaid.
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Annuitants again targeted in phone scam
The Office of Personnel and Management is warning federal annuitants that they are being targeted yet again in a phone scam.
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Thrift Savings Plan Share Prices
Thrift Savings Plan Share Prices as of June 14, 2017.