May 8, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Individuals are deemed qualified law enforcement officers (LEOs) as a result of, but not limited to, their government employment status and are authorized to engage in direct crime prevention, conduct investigations, detect illegal activity, prosecute or confine individuals violating the...
May 1, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Weekly Newsletter: Shelter in Place Weekly Newsletter: The tornado season is upon us. The past week rounding out the month of April brought much devastation to families caught in the path of tornadoes. Heavy rains caused roads to give way...
April 30, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Arriving in the mailboxes of Federal Employees will soon be the 2014 Employee View Point Survey.
April 25, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
There is another aspect of planning that is very important in keeping the engines running and making sure all the pistons are firing properly. It is called Social Planning.
April 25, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Federal and Postal Retirees today face a new and fascinating world, one many prior retirees never had the opportunity to experience.
April 25, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
In addition to carefully evaluating some of PSRetirement.com's check lists of things to do as you get closer to retirement, here are some additional questions to ponder that may help you
April 24, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
We hope that our budgets will always show that our expenses are subordinate to our income. Make sure that your budget includes paying yourself first (PYF).
April 24, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Can the budget you prepared 2 years ago help you manage your money today? The answer is NO.
April 24, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
How do we set goals when we can’t predict what is going to happen in the next few minutes much
April 24, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Most of us would be surprised about how much money we spend and how we spend it.
April 24, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
~~Weekly Newsletter – HOW ARE WE DOING? Weekly Newsletter: We just finished our taxes, most of us, and discovered whether we owed or were owed or if we broke even. If you broke even, then you are probably doing pretty...
April 17, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Weekly Newsletter: USPS and LiteBlue Weekly Newsletter: Women’s History Month technically ended on March 31, 2014, but since the United States Postal Service has been the forerunner of placing women in the upper chambers of operations, we thought it noteworthy...
April 17, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Let’s give Buying Back Leave top billing in this post. Buying Back Leave or what is commonly called Leave Buy-Back comes under the provisions of the Injury Compensation Program.
April 17, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
What happens to the annual leave that an employee has accumulated if he or she dies in service?
April 17, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
The Postal Service offers a number of ways to help their employees assist each other and transition from the workforce to retirement.
April 17, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
The Postal Service offers Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) to their employees. The FSA program is administered by United Healthcare for the United States Postal Service.
April 17, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
Did you know that the United States Postal Service has an Annual Leave Exchange (ALE) Program available through the LiteBlue website?
April 16, 2014 / by Dianna Tafazoli
In addition to an explanation of benefits, LiteBlue offers a Monthly Planning Calendar that contains pay periods and pay dates and holidays.