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RRB Labor Member Appoints Nancy V. Russell as Legal Counsel

Nancy V. Russell has been named Counsel to the Labor Member of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), Walter A. Barrows. The appointment is effective upon the January 2013 retirement of Thomas W. Sadler, who has worked for the Labor Member's office since 2003.

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RRB Appeals Procedures

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Flagship Initiative

American Customer Satisfaction Index Web-Based Survey

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Participation & Collaboration

Participation & Collaboration

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Transparency

Transparency

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Activities and Milestones

The Open Government Directive requires Federal agencies to take the following steps toward the goal of creating a more open government:

Publish Government Information Online
Improve the Quality of Government Information
Create and Institutionalize a Culture of Open Government
Create an Enabling Policy Framework for Open Government

Publish Government Information Online

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Open Government Plan

Introduction

The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Open Government Plan is a public roadmap detailing current practices that incorporate the principles of the President's January 21, 2009, Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government into the agency's core mission objectives, and the strategy to advance such practices in the future. The Open Government Directive emphasizes the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration; together forming the cornerstone of an open government.

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Open Government Initiative at Railroad Retirement Board

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Overview

The three principles of the Open Government Directive are transparency, participation, and collaboration that form the cornerstone of an open government. These principles were set forth in the memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, issued by the President on January 21, 2009.

Transparency promotes accountability by providing the public with information about what the government is doing.

Q&A: Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits

Under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), monthly survivor annuities may be payable to a railroad employee’s widow(er), children, and select other dependents. Lump-sum death benefits may also be payable to qualified survivors.

The following questions and answers describe railroad retirement survivor benefit eligibility requirements and provide benefit-related information.