Wednesday, September 4, 2024
FSA enrollment has reopened
The program will phase in identity verification
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program has reopened enrollment for new and existing employees who experience a qualifying life event — such as a marriage, divorce or the birth of a child.
The program, known as FSAFEDS, will also allow existing enrollees to make changes to enrollments due to a qualifying life event.
In June, FSAFEDS temporarily disabled the enrollment function on its online platform because of fraudulent activity.
As an enhanced security measure, all users will soon be required to verify their identity through Login.gov using a phased-in approach based on the date they created their account.
On Aug. 1, FSAFEDS began requiring identify verification for all new accounts. Additionally, the program transitioned to a “.gov” website domain.
In October, employees who already have FSAFEDS accounts that were created after 2023 will be required to complete identity verification in order to access accounts.
All remaining employees whose accounts were created before 2023 will be required to complete identity verification beginning in January 2025.
The Login.gov identity verification process will require users to submit a state-issued identification online.
Employees can also complete the process in person at more than 18,000 Post Offices. Login.gov has a list of participating offices.
Employees who could not enroll in or make changes to their FSAFEDS account due to a qualifying life event and are now outside the deadlines to enroll or make changes because enrollment was disabled can now create or modify their FSAFEDS account.
Once an account is created, employees should call FSAFEDS at 877-372-3337 or use the TTY number, 866-353-8058, to request an update to their effective date.
Employees who encounter challenges with identity verification or Login.gov processes should call the Login.gov customer service line, 844-875-6446, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Don’t just say it, wear it
New video explains how pinback buttons came to be
The Postal Service has released a video about its new Pinback Buttons stamps.
The Forever stamps are designed to resemble the sort of pins that convey a political leaning, tell a joke, champion a social or environmental cause or simply serve as a souvenir. The 10 stamps feature work by various artists, each with a single, upbeat word as the central design element
The video, about three-and-a-half minutes long, features Shibani Gambhir, USPS sales intelligence and support vice president, and Ted Hake and Christen Carter, authors of “Button Power: 125 Years of Saying It with Buttons.”
Milestones
Appointments, awards and more
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
• Yosef A. Boutakov was named revenue evaluation manager. He previously served as commerce pricing analyst.
• Eric K. Dolloff was named plant and process modernization senior director. He previously served as plant modernization director.
• Bradley J. Ledford was named logistics network implementation director. He previously served as operations program support manager.
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Postal Posts looks at employee giving
The altruism of Postal Service employees is the focus of the latest entry on Postal Posts, the USPS blog.
Doug Tulino, deputy postmaster general and chief human resources officer, wrote the post, which focuses on employees’ contributions to activities such as the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
