Federal Report
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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 -
Do you actively manage your federal Thrift Savings Plan account, or do you leave it to the pros?
February 08, 2022 -
Just because they can send you email or phone you at all hours day and night doesn't mean you have to answer.
February 04, 2022 -
After every war, recession or natural disaster, politicians get together to decide who — other than them — was to blame. If the past is prologue, one of their first and primary targets will be the federal workforce.
February 03, 2022