Federal Report
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Are you ready to return to the office? What are your options? With tens of thousands of people eligible to retire, and labor shortages outside government, some people are expected to take a hike rather than go back to the way things were.
March 01, 2022 -
Here’s some food for thought, if the current smorgasbord of current events doesn’t already fill up your plate: Midterm elections take place this November.
February 28, 2022 -
Invasion prompts all-of-government response, but the effects are personal, too.
February 25, 2022 -
What can people do — either by working longer or delaying their Social Security — that will boost and maintain their standard of living when they do decide to retire?
February 24, 2022 -
For many feds, the money they have in their Thrift Savings Plan will provide anywhere from one-third to one-half of their income. Most know that knowing when to buy and when to sell is a crap shoot, at best.
February 23, 2022 -
If you had your choice, would you prefer a pay raise based on political and fiscal considerations or a cost of living adjustment based on the actual rate of inflation?
February 22, 2022 -
The IRS, SSA, State Department and other agencies face backlogs around citizen services, but returning to the office is not the best solution as some lawmakers believe.
February 21, 2022 -
As last Sunday's Super Bowl recedes into old news, I think there's a lesson for federal employees who work far below the political level.
February 18, 2022 -
Congress may be on the way to changing two laws that offset or eliminate benefits to public employees and their survivors.
February 17, 2022 -
If you choose the invest-for-the-long haul course you may, as 112,000 rank-and-file federal and postal workers have done, become a TSP millionaire. But the keys are long-term investing and doing what the proven winners have already done.
February 16, 2022 -
When will employees be told to come back to the office? And once we know that, will they do it?
February 15, 2022 -
A recent GAO report on the personnel mobility program highlights the challenges agencies have faced over the years bringing in scientific, technology and engineering expertise from the private sector.
February 14, 2022 -
Inflation, which is a new thing for younger feds, will heat up the debate over federal pay, pay parity and pay raises.
February 11, 2022 -
If you’ve got a truly insufferable, bad boss, hope they follow the news out of Washington, especially this week. And watch to see if they shape up, at least for a little while.
February 10, 2022 -
While probate can be a mystifying and grim subject, it is one you should be up on. Learn how to avoid probate, or navigate through it if that is the only option.
February 09, 2022