The Department of Defense Virtual Benefits & Work-Life Symposium is a biennial event hosted by DCPAS. Day one is the virtual check-in followed by a three day conference. The conference is designed for Human Resources Employee Benefits Specialists and open to all Human Resources Specialists. The conference program features over 40 breakout sessions, workshops, and general sessions on Benefits programs and Injury Compensation Unemployment Compensation (ICUC) topics that impact Federal employees. Headlining the conference are government and industry-leading guest speakers who highlight hot topic areas and trends within the benefits area during five plenary sessions.

Symposium Resources

• End of Year Report
• Symposium Agenda
• Symposium Brochure
• Symposium Course Descriptions

Symposium Materials

• Plenary Session Documents
  • Office of Personnel Management
    • Federal Retirement Case Workflow
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    • Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB Program)
  • National Institute of Health
    • Facing Prolonged Uncertainty: Rebooting your Survival Skills
  • Thrift Savings Plan
    • TSP Changes
    • TSP Publications-Resource Links
  • DCPAS: Mentoring
    • Influencing a Culture of Mentoring
  • Employer Support of Guard and Reserve/ Department of Labor
    • Department of Defense and Employer Partnerships, USERRA Training

• Symposium Slides - Day 1
  • Day 1, September 27, 2022
    • Unemployment Compensation (UC) Session (Basic Foundation Course)
    • Injury Compensation (IC) Session(s) (FECA Claims for COVID-19)
    • UC Session (ETA-931, ETA–931A, and Appeals)
    • IC Session (Counseling Employees)
    • Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Personnel System & Portability of Benefits for Moves between Civil Service and NAF Employment Systems
    • Benefits and Work-Life (Fundamentals of a Successful Telework Program)
    • Creditable Military Service
    • How to Research & Interpret Benefit Laws and Regulations
    • Retirement Coverage Determination/Eligibility Workshop
    • FEHB/FEGLI Workshop
    • IC Session (ICPA Credentialing Level I Questions and Answers Review)

• Symposium Slides - Day 2
  • Day 2, September 28, 2022
    • IC Session (Pipeline Reemployment Program)
    • Benefits for Staffers (Retirement Coverage Determination (FERS), Portability of Benefits Reminders, RI 20-124, and Reemployed Annuitants)
    • UC Session (UC Forms)
    • IC Session (HR Issues Impacting FECA)
    • Creditable Civilian Service
    • Approval Process for Special Retirement Position Descriptions (PD)
    • Retirement Coverage Determination/Eligibility Workshop
    • FEHB/FEGLI Workshop
    • Benefits for Separating Employees (Unemployment Compensation (SF8), Special Retirements (RI 20-124), and Reemployed Annuitants)
    • IC Session (ICPA Level II Questions and Answers)
    • Survivor Benefits

• Symposium Slides - Day 3
  • Day 3, September 29, 2022
    • IC Session (FECA Data for Chargeback year 2022)
    • Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Personnel System & Portability of Benefits for Moves between Civil Service and NAF Employment Systems
    • Service Computation Dates (SCD)
    • UC Session (DIUCS Overview and Q&A)
    • Customer Care Session: Role Play
    • UC Session (UC Costs and Reviewing Agency Reports)
    • IC Session (Ask the Experts – Q&A Injury Compensation)
    • Benefits and Work-Life: Work-Life Flexibilities: (Alternative Work Schedules)