The Civil Life

Or paternity benefits? The answer is no — it’s one of the few places the federal government lags behind industry, at least for white collar professionals. However, you can piece together a maternity leave using a few approaches:

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In most workplaces, salaries are a carefully or poorly guarded secret, depending on how Darwinian the management is. In the case of many federal workers, salaries are public knowledge.

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FEGLI, the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program, claims to cover over 4 million federal employees. But unless you are seriously ill, it’s not a great use of your money to purchase even the most basic options. Why?

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