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SOURCE: www.opm.gov Washington, DC – On November 2, 2010 at 10:30am the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) President and CEO Lynn Brantley, and Chief Human Capital Officers [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington – A psychologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Charleston, S.C., has been recognized with the Olin Teague Award for his achievements treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in combat Veterans. VA psychologist Peter Tuerk, [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $335 million for existing community health centers across the country under the Expanded Services (ES) initiative. These funds are made possible by the Affordable Care Act and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.houston.va.gov HOUSTON – Cancer treatment experts at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) recently combined two unique procedures to successfully treat a 58-year-old Veteran suffering from life-threatening liver cancer. A routine test performed by his health care provider [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Workshop gave agencies the information and resources they need to develop strong plans for hiring more individuals with disabilities Washington, DC – On Tuesday, October 26, 2010, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hosted a Disability Employment [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov “TALENT HAS NO BOUNDARIES” OCTOBER 28, 2010 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Hubert H. Humphrey Building Great Hall 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC  20201 In line with President Obama’s Executive Order requiring all federal agencies to increase [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Physician Questionnaires to Boost Disability Exam Efficiency WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released three new disability benefits questionnaires for physicians of Veterans applying for VA disability compensation benefits.  This initiative marks the beginning of a [...] Read More

By John W. De Haan, DeHaan Busse LLP If you have a long-term disability plan (LTD) provided by your private employer, it is most likely governed by a federal statute known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [...] Read More

SOURCE: /www.ins.state.ny.us New Yorkers are entitled to up to 36 months of seamless COBRA/New York State continuation coverage even though the federal stimulus subsidy that helps them pay for insurance expires sooner. That’s what the New York State Insurance Department [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced a proposed rule to update the definition of “fiduciary” to more broadly define the term as a person who provides investment advice [...] Read More