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SOURCE: www.afge.org Bill would require federal employees to take two weeks of unpaid leave WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage today issued the following statement in response to legislation introduced Jan. 12 that would require [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.help.senate.gov Tuesday, January 18, 2011Justine Sessions (202)-224-3254 WASHINGTON – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released a new report showing that, without [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov WASHINGTON – Certain combat Veterans who were discharged from active duty service before Jan. 28, 2003 have until Jan. 27, 2011 to take advantage of their enhanced health care enrollment opportunity through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Without Affordable Care Act protections, in 2014, 1 in 2 non-elderly Americans could be denied coverage or charged more due to a pre-existing condition Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new analysis showing that, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.defense.gov The Department of Defense announced today its introduction of the premium-based Tricare Young Adult Program (TYAP) which extends medical coverage to eligible military family members to the age of 26.  Expected to be in place later this spring, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.nteu.org Washington, D.C.—The nation’s largest independent federal union joined a coalition of 15 organizations in a letter to President Obama calling on the White House to reject proposals that would cut federal civilian retirement and health benefits, freeze federal [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.usps.com WASHINGTON — A 16 percent reduction to the officer ranks, realigning revenue-generating business units and closing one Area office are among steps taken today by Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe to create a leaner, faster, smarter U.S. Postal [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov “The people of California have a right to be concerned when they see this kind of rate increase month after month. We have reached out to California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and know he is doing everything in [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Many Non-College Programs, State Service of Reserves and Guard Covered WASHINGTON – To bring the educational benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill closer to more Veterans and Service Members, President Obama signed legislation Jan. 4 that streamlines the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Federal partnership delivers first rental vouchers, supportive services for this group WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today a joint partnership between the [...] Read More