General

• Benefits Administration Letters (BAL): OPM Guidance to Agencies
• 2003 Retroactive Pay Raise - Effect on CSRS/FERS and FEGLI

 
• Benefits Handbooks - Free - 12 topics from FedAmerica
• Credit Union, Department of Commerce Federal 
• Death in service, Reporting to OPM online

 
• Employee Express Discontinued after 12/31/04
• Sign up for NFC Personal Page
• EmployeeExpress.gov(MUST use Internet Explorer 5.5+ or Netscape 6.2+ Click here to upgrade your browser) Your Self-service e-Gov Benefits Manager.  Change your Mailing Address, DirectDeposit - net pay and allotments, Employment Verification, Income tax - federal and statewithholdings, Retirement Calculator, andSavings Bonds.  Click to enter EmployeeExpress.gov 
• Effective 7/1/04, if you need technical assistance while at work, contact the EmployeeExpress Help Desk at 478-757-3030.  From home, call toll-free to 1-888-353-9450.  Hours are Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.  During non-business hours, leave a message and your call will be returned within 24 business hours.
• See below for other related information:
• Health Benefits (FEHB) (takes you to section below)
• Thrift Savings (TSP.GOV) (takes you section below)

• Employee Assistance Program
• Employment Verification via TALX
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Delayed: Mike Causey
• Forms:Find Standard Forms (SF), Optional Forms (OF), OPM Forms, life insurance forms, and forms help.  Retirement Forms from CASC
• GovBenefits.gov - help for the general public
• HealthierFeds OPM Website
• Military Duty - Return to Active Service
• National Finance Center (NFC), USDA
• NFC Personal Page
• NOAA Logo Pins, Mugs, T-Shirts, etc. | NOS Clothing
• NOAA Recreation & Welfare Association 
• Savings Bonds - Payroll Savings thru NFC
• Savings Bonds Calculator
• Seniors.gov - by FirstGov
• Transportation Subsidy Info | 11/01 Contacts  | Pickup Schedule
• Workers Compensation  |  DoL Forms (pdf)

DOC, OPM, Bereavement

Flexiplace - NOAA OFA Pilot program

Leave Donor Recipients

Other Workplace Issues

Transportation Subsidy Schedule

Health Insurance 

• FSA Questions and comments with Abby L. Block of the Office of Personnel Management at noon Wednesday on Federal Diary Live at www.washingtonpost.com/online,November 19, 2003

 
• FEHB 2004 Open Season & Fairs - NOAA

 
• Health Benefits Premiums during Military Duty - memo from HR Director

 
• SF2809 Health Benefits Election Form

 
• FEHB - OPM Information
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retiree & Annuitant FEHB Guides by Checkbook | OPM
• Service Days - visits by Plan representatives at Silver Spring
• Medicare

Life insurance 

FEGLI

2004 FEGLI 2004 Open Season - 09/01 - 09/30

FEGLI New Option B Premiums (10/21/03)

OPM FEGLI Calculator

Life Insurance Needs Calculator by CalcBuilder (Use TABS at top of form after entering your data.)

Long Term Care Insurance

Don't miss this opportunity to take advantage of Abbreviated Underwriting Available Only During Open Season! Abbreviated underwriting shortens the application process by allowing you and your spouse to answer

fewer medical questions. After Open Season ends, you will be required to use the normal, longer application. Online Application Instuctions.
Or, click to order an Open Season Information Kit and application.

Jul 1  FLTC Insurance Open Season to 12/31/02

Streaming Videos NEW

March 27, 2002 Update

Online Q&A Presentation with OPM & Steve Barr, 3/27/02

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (OPM) 

   OPM Survey on LTC Information provided - 4 questions
   Article from GovExec.com
   LTC Questions & Answers (from FedAmerica.com)
  OPM - News, FAQs, Calculator, LTC Partners, etc.

Professional Liability Insurance

NOAA Announcement of availability

DoC Policy

FirstGov Site

Care for the Elderly - HHS

Website for Seniors  - Accessibility, Health, Insurance,...

• Ballpark Retirement Estimator - how much will you need?
• CSRS, FERS
• CSRS 50-50 Buyout Hoax (don't be fooled)
• Employee Retiree Information Center by NARFE
• Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (FERCCA)
• Federal Retirees OPM page
• FirstGov/Seniors | Retirement Calculator
• Forms for Retirement from CASC
• HRMO Retirement Service Areas
• Medicare.gov
• OPM Retirement Tools 

Calculators: 
• Compute the tax-free portion of your annuity payments. 
• Estimate the amount of a deposit for retirement credit

with the Retirement Service Credit Payment Calculator
• Social Security Administration Calculator
• Savings Bonds Calculator
• Death in service, Reporting to OPM online

• Services Online from OPM: 
• Use this web site to start, change, or stop your Federal and State income tax withholdings, purchase savings bonds, and obtain duplicate tax statements (1099Rs). In the near future, you will be able to notify us of changes in your mailing address, start or change your account for direct deposit of your benefit payment, and make allotments to organizations.
• FEGLI for Retirees - OPM Booklet
• SES Retirement Trends call for Succession Planning - GAO Report
• SeniorNet.Org - a non profit learning site for seniors
• Service Corps of Retired Executives
• Social Security Administration - Calculator - eNews letter - Women's Page
• TSP.Gov - Thrift Savings Plan
• TSP Catch-up info | To start or change:
• Use Employee Express starting 7/28, first effective 8/10/03  (with Internet Explorer 5.5+ or Netscape 6.2+) 
• NFC Catch-up Info to Personnel Offices
• TSP NEWS (4/1/02 - New 401k/IRA rollovers into TSP allowed)
• TSP Open Season 4/15 - 6/30/2004
• TSP Info on Open Seasons NOAA Employees must use EmployeeExpress.gov to select changes.
• US Savings Bonds - purchase online
• Calculator - what's your bond worth today
• Wizard Software - manage your savings bond inventory on your PC

• Career Transition Assistance
• Employees RIF Guide, DoL
• RIF Case Finder, OPM
• Unemployment Compensation

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