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February 2006 Scraps of Info By Diane North, Editor Cruises for Military Discovery Cruise Line will give a free cruise to Grand Bahamas including taxes and meals, to anyone currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Family members or friends should contact Discovery and request a gift card valid through 2007. Call 800/93-SHIPS or see Discoverycruiseline.com. Attendance Documentation If you are asked to go back to the doctor after an absence of three days or less, do it. Keep track of your mileage to and from the doctors office and the amount of time spent doing this. A request to see your steward can often get you reimbursed for those expenses. Human Resources Shared Services Center As of January 30, 2006 we must contact Shared Services to find out about benefits, compensation, retirement, and separations. I was told that all of Florida is migrating to this service at the same time. Does this sound disastrous to you? We shall see!! Florida is the second phase of this migration. There is a Postal People Fair set up to assist us with any questions and/or transactions we need help with. Is it us that needs the help? For times and dates on these fairs contact your personnel office. Oh, I forgot, we don't have one of those! Check your Postal Bulletin Boards, it should be posted. Dental and Vision Insurance pushed back until December 2006 Thanks to Auto City Flint Facts Supplemental dental and vision insurance for federal employees will be available in December 2006, six months later than planned, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Originally, the OPM said the insurance would be available in July, 2006. The dates were pushed back to correspond with the open seasons for health care and Flexible Spending Accounts. The government is in the process of soliciting bids from national and regional insurance providers. The coverage will be in addition to standard health insurance, but will be voluntary, and will not be subsidized by the Federal Government. The 2004 Federal Employee Dental and Vision Enhancement Act requires the government to offer employees this insurance by 2006. The coverage will be available to employees, retirees, and their dependents. |
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