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Spouses: Help researchers delve into long-term effects of military life
Long-term DoD spouse study wants to recruit up to 50,000 spouses as it marks its tenth anniversary.
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OPM places senior position applications on hold
Applications for the Senior Executive Service may face delays as the Office of Personnel Management has placed a hold on a final step in the hiring process.
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Nearly 175,000 military retirees, family members may soon have no Tricare Select coverage
This may mean a rude awakening for retirees who haven’t set up payments for Tricare Select. But DoD is cutting you some slack.
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Five more military families sue privatized landlord alleging mold, vermin, lead paint and raw sewage
Cockroach-infested couches, a hole in the floor causing high electricity bills, long-term health problems are part of military families’ allegations.
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Military absentee ballots are still being counted in Georgia Senate runoff races
Military and overseas citizens’ ballots still being counted in Georgia, but it’s unlikely they’ll change the results.
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Most feds to get expanded leave carryover under OPM guidance
Federal employees will be allowed to carry over 125 percent of the usual maximum leave from 2020 into 2021.
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Walmart changes military leave policy, agrees to pay up to $14 million for reservists’ claims
Proposed settlement would include payments to about 7,000 current or former Walmart employees.
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Feds receive 1 percent pay raise for 2021
The increase is smaller than the year prior but more than the threatened freeze that feds could have faced this year.
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New law eases tax repayment pain for more than a million troops
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
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New in 2021: More companies commit to hiring military spouses
500 private and federal employers are now specifically, actively recruiting military spouses.
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Spouses: Help researchers delve into long-term effects of military life
Long-term DoD spouse study wants to recruit up to 50,000 spouses as it marks its tenth anniversary.
-
OPM places senior position applications on hold
Applications for the Senior Executive Service may face delays as the Office of Personnel Management has placed a hold on a final step in the hiring process.
-
Nearly 175,000 military retirees, family members may soon have no Tricare Select coverage
This may mean a rude awakening for retirees who haven’t set up payments for Tricare Select. But DoD is cutting you some slack.
-
Five more military families sue privatized landlord alleging mold, vermin, lead paint and raw sewage
Cockroach-infested couches, a hole in the floor causing high electricity bills, long-term health problems are part of military families’ allegations.
-
Military absentee ballots are still being counted in Georgia Senate runoff races
Military and overseas citizens’ ballots still being counted in Georgia, but it’s unlikely they’ll change the results.
-
Most feds to get expanded leave carryover under OPM guidance
Federal employees will be allowed to carry over 125 percent of the usual maximum leave from 2020 into 2021.
-
Walmart changes military leave policy, agrees to pay up to $14 million for reservists’ claims
Proposed settlement would include payments to about 7,000 current or former Walmart employees.
-
Feds receive 1 percent pay raise for 2021
The increase is smaller than the year prior but more than the threatened freeze that feds could have faced this year.
-
New law eases tax repayment pain for more than a million troops
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
-
New in 2021: More companies commit to hiring military spouses
500 private and federal employers are now specifically, actively recruiting military spouses.
-
Spouses: Help researchers delve into long-term effects of military life
Long-term DoD spouse study wants to recruit up to 50,000 spouses as it marks its tenth anniversary.
-
OPM places senior position applications on hold
Applications for the Senior Executive Service may face delays as the Office of Personnel Management has placed a hold on a final step in the hiring process.
-
Nearly 175,000 military retirees, family members may soon have no Tricare Select coverage
This may mean a rude awakening for retirees who haven’t set up payments for Tricare Select. But DoD is cutting you some slack.
-
Five more military families sue privatized landlord alleging mold, vermin, lead paint and raw sewage
Cockroach-infested couches, a hole in the floor causing high electricity bills, long-term health problems are part of military families’ allegations.
-
Military absentee ballots are still being counted in Georgia Senate runoff races
Military and overseas citizens’ ballots still being counted in Georgia, but it’s unlikely they’ll change the results.
-
Most feds to get expanded leave carryover under OPM guidance
Federal employees will be allowed to carry over 125 percent of the usual maximum leave from 2020 into 2021.
-
Walmart changes military leave policy, agrees to pay up to $14 million for reservists’ claims
Proposed settlement would include payments to about 7,000 current or former Walmart employees.
-
Feds receive 1 percent pay raise for 2021
The increase is smaller than the year prior but more than the threatened freeze that feds could have faced this year.
-
New law eases tax repayment pain for more than a million troops
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
-
New in 2021: More companies commit to hiring military spouses
500 private and federal employers are now specifically, actively recruiting military spouses.













