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Watch a special message from National President Doreen Greenwald. Have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving, NTEU!

This program allows federal employees to set aside an annual pre-tax amount they anticipate spending for out-of-pocket health, dental and vision expenses. FSAs can be used to purchase a wide range of items—including masks, hand sanitizing wipes and cold season essentials like pain relievers, cold and flu medicine and cough drops. Federal Benefits Open Season ...

Now through March 14, current civilian federal and postal employees with at least three years of service can apply for scholarship awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Spouses and children of federal employees may also apply. Since 1986, FEEA has given over 11,000 merit-based scholarships to federal employees, their spouses, children, and grandchildren. ...

WASHINGTON – Federal employees on average earned 27.54 percent less than private sector workers in similar jobs this year, according to an analysis released today by the Federal Salary Council.  The disparity has grown significantly in just one year, from 24.09 percent in 2022.  “The alarming new pay gap proves what federal employees have been feeling all ...

Sometimes it’s coverage of certain treatments and medicines, other times it may be the list of in-network physicians. Federal employees and retirees have a four-week window to evaluate those changes and decide whether they are significant enough to warrant a change in coverage. Yet, few do make changes. According to the Office of Personnel Management, less ...

Our military veterans deserve our gratitude, and they deserve to be treated with the utmost dignity and respect. Unfortunately, federal agencies too often do not provide them with the tools they need to be successful as a federal employee. Many struggle with physical and emotional scars because of their military service. They may need help to navigate training ...

“One of the most important things the CFPB does is protect servicemembers and veterans,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, in his opening statement at a Nov. 2 hearing on financial protections for servicemembers and their families. Brown pointed to a 2006 Department of Defense report showing that payday, auto title, ...

Starting in 2024, the contribution limit for TSP participants will increase to $23,000, up $500 from 2023. The catch-up contribution limit for 2024 remains the same at $7,500. This allows federal employees 50 and older to make an extra contribution to the TSP each year, for a total of $30,500, to further boost their retirement savings. Employee elections ...

WASHINGTON – A diverse coalition of labor unions, anticipating future threats to politicize the federal workforce, has joined NTEU in urging the Office of Personnel Management to adopt new regulations that safeguard the merit-based civil service and the Constitutional rights of frontline federal employees.   In comments filed with OPM today, the 14 unions ...

Currently, the Senate is considering a minibus appropriations package with funding levels consistent with those in the debt limit deal passed earlier this year. The funding package passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on a strong bipartisan basis. The House passed four of the 12 appropriations, but with significant funding cuts beyond those in ...

Every year, Congress make decisions about your work life: whether there will be a pay raise or a pay freeze; whether an agency sees budget cuts or increases; whether the federal health care program remains intact; whether federal work is done by federal employees or sent to a private contractor.  Our work on Capitol Hill pays off in big ways: ...

Why a union? When you think of union members, you might not think of federal employees. But our members are lawyers, CPAs, IT experts, scientists, law enforcement officers and clerks in our federal government. Our union is a progressive organization that believes in good government and fights for the rights of every federal employee. We are part of the ...

The duo was honored for their work preventing fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, from entering the country. "The canine section of CBP has some of the most dedicated and hard-working officers in our agency,” said Officer Aquino, a member of Chapter 116 (CBP Arizona), who works with Mann to ...