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Can my husband drop me off his federal health coverage?
The 2025 FEHB Open Season will run from November 11, 2024 through December 9, 2024.
By Reg Jones
Feds to see fewer health insurance choices, increased premiums in 2024
The government shares in the cost, with employees contributing about 25% of the total premium, much as many private employers do.
IRS decision to end surprise visits by agents backed by employee union
The change is effective immediately.
Is Veterans Day a federal holiday?
Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed it to celebrate the cessation of hostilities during World War I.
By Federal Times staff
Air Force seeks continuity as it pares down Senior Executive Service
The department is working to retain its high-level leadership in the face of orders from Congress to limit the total number of SES positions.
Proposed rule would create a better public record of discrimination
The proposed rule addresses a legal mandate that federal employment practices expand accountability for discrimination and retaliation response.
By Jessie Bur
Mandate to momentum: Catalyzing customer experience in government
Leaders must adopt the people-centered mindset that the discipline of customer experience requires, focusing not just on citizens and residents but also on the government employees who do the work of serving the public.
By Sydney Heimbrock, Qualtrics
Feds get Christmas Eve off in 2021
Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, meaning feds will receive their paid holiday the day before.
By Jessie Bur
FY22 defense bill gives feds parental bereavement leave, makes changes at the Pentagon
Feds will receive two weeks of paid leave to grieve the death of a child, under the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
By Jessie Bur
Biden customer service order aims to streamline public service loan forgiveness
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student loans after prolonged work in the public sector, could become easier to navigate.
By Jessie Bur
Feds’ vaccination numbers climb ahead of stricter enforcement
The Biden administration's plans to emphasize education and counseling have yielded increased vaccination and mandate compliance rates across the government.
By Jessie Bur