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Can I use sick leave to qualify for FERS bonus?
If you retire with at age 62 (or older) and with at least 20 years of creditable service – your pension gets a 10% bonus.
By Reg Jones
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How do I get retirement credit for active duty service?
Reg Jones is the resident expert on retirement and the federal government at Federal Times.
By Reg Jones
The Sammies go virtual to honor exceptional feds
The usual gala for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Awards was replaced with a virtual event to celebrate outstanding federal service.
By Jessie Bur
US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades
The U.S. on Tuesday carried out its first federal execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.
The Pentagon’s latest bid to reduce transparency is a bad idea
The Pentagon’s move would only hide more data from the American public, not from our adversaries.
By Thomas Spoehr and Frederico Bartels
2019 Sammies winners reveal the inspiration for their public service
Six federal employees were recognized by the Partnership for Public Service as outstanding examples of government service.
By Jessie Bur
Ex-intelligence officer gets 10 years in espionage case
A former U.S. intelligence officer convicted of trying to pass defense information to China was solemn as he was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and said he "would give anything" to change his actions.
26 feds are finalists for Service to America awards
The Partnership for Public Service's 2019 Sammies award finalists span 20 agencies and made advancements for the public in areas such as science, technology and management.
By Jessie Bur
Congress wants more answers about VA campus suicides
A new proposal would require VA to provide lawmakers with information on those veterans' benefits and medical background within days of the deaths.
Postponed or deferred annuities
Postponing or deferring the receipt of a federal annuity under the minimum retirement age plus 10 provision has both positive and negative impacts.
By Reg Jones
VA left millions for suicide prevention unspent, report finds
Millions of dollars set aside for suicide prevention outreach in fiscal 2019 went unused, and public awareness campaigns disappeared from national media.
Mattis: Putin tried to ‘muck around’ in US midterm elections
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of trying to "muck around" in the U.S. midterm elections, of duplicity in arms control and of acting irresponsibly in last weekend's naval confrontation with Ukraine.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press