Federal Report
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You can't personally change perceptions of federal employee ... or can't you?
January 17, 2022 -
A short blog post doesn't do justice to the Presidential Rank Award recipients.
January 14, 2022 -
The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requires some-to-considerable thought and work from those who want to maximize their total retirement benefits.
January 13, 2022 -
Are you concerned about your estate after you pass? Tom O’Rourke, a Washington area attorney who specializes in tax and estate law, shares his guide on how to avoid the most common estate planning errors.
January 12, 2022 -
In following its congressional mandate to keep-it-simple, keep-it-inexpensive to operate, the TSP doesn’t offer some perks that outside plans (that often cost users much, much more) do.
January 11, 2022 -
If you see something, say something. It’s a simple phrase that carries a lot of weight if you’re a federal whistleblower.
January 10, 2022 -
That 2.7 percent raise doesn't look like so much with prices on the rise. Inflation is scariest for retirees.
January 07, 2022 -
The number of self-made members of the TSP’s millionaires club jumped again last month.
January 06, 2022 -
Whether you’re a lifer with Uncle Sam, or your current job is just training for a better gig in the private sector, odds are one of these days you will retire.
January 05, 2022 -
Spoiler Alert: If you live and work in Miami, or New Orleans, San Diego or Death Valley you can probably skip this one. Unless… Unless, and this covers a lot of territory and folks, you…
January 04, 2022 -
Evidence of how the government's pandemic response produced more than checks and shots
December 31, 2021 -
Technology will only enable what thinking people can envision.
December 31, 2021 -
Tom's more or less semi-annual compilation of words and phrases that really get on our nerves.
December 30, 2021 -
In case you hadn’t noticed, inflation is at a 20 year high. And this may be the new normal, according to some experts. That’s the not-so-good news.
December 30, 2021 -
Whether you got a pay raise or a retiree COLA, the value of your estate is about to increase. Inflation willing!
December 29, 2021