Flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, are employer-established benefit plans that reimburse employees for specified expenses. They are funded through salary reduction arrangements under which employees receive less take-home pay in exchange for tax-advantaged contributions to their accounts.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal government's central human resources agency, is an independent agency within the Executive Branch. Its director and deputy director are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
Each of the federal appeals agencies employs various alternative dispute resolution techniques and settlement initiatives to adjudicate matters over which it has jurisdiction, and each is engaged in substantial outreach efforts to encourage potential litigants to use their respective ADR and settlement processes.
Federal employee travel is governed by the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) published in Chapters 300 through 304 of Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations by the General Services Administration (GSA).
A number of situations can entitle an employee to receive a relocation expenses allowance, per Chapter 302 of the Federal Travel Regulation.
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals has authority to resolve questions involving payment of claims for reimbursement of expenses that federal employees incurred while on official temporary duty travel and claims for reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with relocation to a new duty station.
Postal employees generally receive the same benefits as other federal employees with a few exceptions
If you have questions about an OPM program, please contact the agency’s Call Center at (202) 606-1800
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program is open to almost all federal and postal employees on a voluntary basis.
The group policy coverage available to most federal employees, including part-time employees, through the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program is administered by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under a contract with the Office of Personnel Management.