The U.S. Postal Service, in an ongoing effort to reduce costs by making its workforce smaller, has sent early retirement offers to more than 15,000 employees. The employees are all a part
MoreThe U.S. Postal Service wants to hold early retirement options to ranking executives as part of agency initiatives to reduce costs, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Sean Reilly writes the Civil Service Retirement
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The number of senior-level retirements in the federal workforce is on the rise, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Lisa Rein writes the figure has doubled from 2009 records, amid government budget cuts
MoreA report by the Partnership for Public Service good-government group reveals shortcomings in executive recruitment and development practices within federal agencies, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Josh Hicks writes the group says the
MoreDavid Wennergren, assistant deputy chief management officer at Defense Department, will retire from the agency by the end of this month after three decades of government service, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday.
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The Office of Personnel Management has said the government-wide budget cuts could put the agency behind its target time to process retirement benefits, according to a Federal News Radio article. Jack Moore writes
MoreDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first major policy speech since taking the job and said the military should prepare for more budget cuts, Reuters reports. The Defense Department is cutting $41
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John Gingrich, chief of staff for the Department of Veterans Affairs, will retire from the agency by the end of this month after four years in the position, according to Federal News
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A wave of federal retirement claims in February exceeded the Office of Personnel Management‘s projections by three times for that month, according to Fierce Government. Zach Rausnitz writes the agency processed about
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If an alternative is found to sequestration, government employees may be required to contribute more to their retirement. With sequestration taking effect tonight, more than 1 million government employees could be hit
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