By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Career civil servants are the backbone of the Federal workforce, providing the expertise and experience necessary for the critical functioning of the Federal Government. It is the policy of the United States to protect, empower, and rebuild the career Federal workforce. It is also the policy of the United States to encourage union organizing and collective bargaining. The Federal Government should serve as a model employer.
Sec. 2. Revocation of Schedule F. (a) The creation of a new Schedule F excepted service category in Executive Order 13957 of October 21, 2020 (Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service), not only was unnecessary to the conditions of good administration, but also undermined the foundations of the civil service and its merit system principles, which were essential to the Pendleton Civ
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Tips on answering what can be a tricky question on your retirement application.
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There is one question on federal retirement application forms that seems very simple, but can cause difficulty if you’re not sure how to answer it correctly.
Here is the question as it appears on the Federal Employees Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System Forms:
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, Section C:
Do you have a living former spouse(s) to whom a court order gives a survivor annuity, or a portion of your retirement benefits based on your Federal employment?
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has joined Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in requesting increased federal support in administering the COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers.
Northam, along with Maryland's governor and DC's mayor, want to cover about 30,000 "critical personnel" identified by the federal Office of Personnel Management.
Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department
Victims of unemployment fraud struggling to notify state labor department
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BALTIMORE â While many still wait for their unemployment insurance benefits, scammers have found a way to cheat the system.
âMy employer sent me an email. I thought it was like, oh this a spam email, but then when I got the phone call, I knew it was real,â said Dorothea Townes.
Townes was informed that someone had used her name and social security number to file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits.
âI felt violated, I was depressed, I was overanxious because I never had anything like that done to me before,â Townes said.