IRS Gets Open Season Extension

For most federal workers, yesterday was the deadline for picking a health plan for 2008. But Mike Causey reports in his Washington Times column today that Internal Revenue Service employees are going to get a little extra time. It seems that "many IRS workers didn't get health plan information because of late mailings or delivery glitches," so they're getting a two-week extension on making their decisions. Agencies have the leeway to grant extensions in situations like this, the Office of Personnel Management says.