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.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the civil rights statute prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin.
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the Executive Branch whose primary mission is to ensure that federal employees are protected against abuses by agency management, that agencies make employment decisions in accordance with the merit system principles, and that federal merit systems are kept free of prohibited personnel practices.
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent investigative and prosecutorial agency that litigates before the Merit Systems Protection Board and primarily helps to enforce three federal statutes: the Civil Service Reform Act, the Whistleblower Protection Act, and the Hatch Act.
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.
If you have questions about an OPM program, please contact the agency’s Call Center at (202) 606-1800
A worksheet to help you track days off throughout the year.
The date to file 2011 income tax returns is Tuesday, April 17, 2012. April 15 is a Sunday, and Monday, April 16, is a holiday in the District of Columbia.
The additional standard deduction amount for married taxpayers who are 65 or older, or blind, is $1,150 in 2011 and 2012. For a single or head-of-household taxpayer--not a surviving spouse--over the age of 65, the additional standard deduction amount is $1,450 in 2011 and 2012.
An employee leaving government service prior to retirement can choose to receive a refund of the money credited to his or her retirement fund. If the refund includes only the employee’s contributions, then none of the refund is taxable.