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Ask Reg: Once I retire, do I get more money for unused sick leave?
Leave payout in your annuities can give your retirement check a boost.
Do feds get religious days like Easter, Passover or Ramadan off?
There are ways the observant can seek time off from work to celebrate.
Lawmakers press Biden for quality of life focus in next defense budget
Members want next year's spending plan to include money for junior enlisted pay raises and military housing improvements.
Federal workers failing to take paid family leave, lawmakers say
Only about 4% of the 2.1 million-strong federal workforce took advantage of the benefit from 2020 to 2022.
Federal offices in DC area closed due to snowstorm
Employees who telework or work fully remotely are expected to continue going so and generally do not receive weather and safety leave.
Will I have to start over on annual and sick leave if rehired?
As a re-employed annuitant, the salary your receive from your new job will be reduced by the amount of your annuity.
By Reg Jones
Troops set for largest pay boost in 22 years under defense plan
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the annual defense authorization bill into law later this month.
Defense bill would expand leave for veterans joining federal workforce
Nearly one of every four civil servant has prior or existing military experience.
Is all the sick leave I accumulated any benefit for retirement?
Am I to go around the rest of my life cursing myself out for having accumulated all this sick leave for naught?
By Reg Jones
House passes Israel military aid bill
The House advanced a $14 billion Israel aid bill along party lines after Republicans added IRS cuts and more Dems call for a humanitarian pause.
When does federal leave year end, and is that the best day to retire?
The federal leave year begins on the first day of the first full biweekly pay period in a calendar year.
By Reg Jones