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Violence erupts ‘from sea to shining sea’ in new ‘Civil War’ trailer
"Civil War" premieres in theaters on April 12.
By Sarah Sicard
What is the best time to ‘pull the trigger’ on my retirement?
Now is the time to push dollars and cents aside and accept the fact that many people retire at other times during the year.
By Reg Jones
Spielberg-Hanks WWII series ‘Masters of the Air’ gets premiere date
'Masters of the Air' is the third installment, alongside “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific," of the Spielberg and Hanks-led World War II trilogy.
By Jon Simkins
Is the best day to retire for a CSRS enrollee different than FERS?
Both CSRS and FERS employees need to retire before the end of the leave year to be paid for all their accumulated leave.
By Reg Jones
What’s the best day to retire so that I receive all my accrued leave?
"Use or lose" annual leave is the amount of annual leave that is in excess of the employee's applicable annual leave ceiling.
By Reg Jones
Social Security Administration ranks as worst federal workplace
Federal employee engagement and satisfaction fell for the second year in a row and only four of the 17 large agencies improved their score from 2021.
All WWII vets would get VA medical benefits under budget bill
The $1.7 trillion spending measure also includes the creation of a "Buddy Check Week" to help prevent veterans suicides.
OPM to issue another late employee survey
The 2021 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey will continue to cover issues related to COVID-19 pandemic challenges and response.
By Jessie Bur
OMB employee dissatisfaction was looming even before the pandemic
Some elements of OMB’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results — which form the basis of the Best Places to Work rankings — fell precipitously from the year prior.
By Jessie Bur
How a data team became the heroes of one agency’s pandemic response
The Farm Credit Administration's Office of Data Analytics was central to determining a pandemic response strategy that was hugely successful with employees.
By Jessie Bur
Pandemic response drives the best federal workplaces
Agencies that were prepared for the changes brought about by the pandemic also proved to be top-rated places to work in the federal government in 2020.
By Jessie Bur