U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

The Office of Personnel Management, in conjunction with LTC Partners, LLC\sm\, is announcing an Open Season for eligible persons to submit applications for coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). LTC Partners is an organization formed by John Hancock Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to administer the FLTCIP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may call 1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800- 582-3337) (TDD: 1-800-843-3557) or visit www.ltcfeds.com for information on applying during Open Season.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OPM is requesting OMB to approve an extension of a currently approved collection associated with the OPM Form 1300, Presidential Management Intern Program Application.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via email to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include your mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to allow CHAMPVA or TRICARE or TRICARE-for-Life eligible FEHB Program annuitants, survivors, and former spouses to suspend their FEHB enrollments, and then return to the FEHB Program during the Open Season, or return to FEHB coverage immediately, if they involuntarily lose CHAMPVA or TRICARE or TRICARE-for-Life coverage.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael W. Kaszynski, Policy Analyst, Insurance Policy and Information Division, OPM, Room 3425, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001. Phone: (202) 606-0004.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of a revised information collection. RI 78-11, Medicare Part B Certification, collects information from annuitants, their spouses, and survivor annuitants to determine their eligibility under the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for a Government contribution toward the cost of Part B of Medicare.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via email to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include your mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is publishing final regulations recognizing the end of reductions in uniformed service (military) retired or retainer pay previously required by law of military retirees employed by the Federal Government. We are adopting the interim regulations as final without change and provide supplementary information to answer the questions we received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence T. Lorenz on (202) 606-0960, FAX (202) 606-2329, or e-mail ltlorenz@opm.gov.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of a revised information collection for Occupational Questionnaire (OPM Forms 1203-AW, 1203-FX and 1203-EZ).
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via email to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include your mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of a revised information collection. SF 3102, Designation of Beneficiary-- (FERS), is used by an employee or an annuitant covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System to designate a beneficiary to receive any lump sum due in the event of his/her death.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via email to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include your mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to implement a new pay system for administrative appeals judge positions. The administrative appeals judge pay system covers positions which are not classifiable above GS-15 and for which the duties primarily involve reviewing decisions of administrative law judges.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Sweeney, (202) 606-2858, FAX: (202) 606-4264, or e-mail: payleave@opm.gov.
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The Office of Personnel Management is amending its regulations to describe conditions and procedures applicable to continuation of eligibility for certain Civil Service benefits for former Federal employees of the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Newland, 202-606-0299.
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