Federal Report
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The surprise wasn’t that it happened, but how quickly the market bounced back. So now investors are trying to makes sense of what to do.
August 25, 2020 -
Many of you have been holding out hope Congress will up the maximum voluntary incentive payment from $25,000 to $40,000. But with many agencies offering only early retirements -- and no accompanying incentive payments -- where does that leave you?
August 24, 2020 -
Great civil servants have patience and a long-term view
August 21, 2020 -
For the past few weeks pundits, columnists and commentators, some of whom wouldn’t know a letter carrier from a clerk or mail handler, have been discovering and dissecting the U.S. Postal Service.
August 20, 2020 -
No matter how the pandemic has impacted your life, changes in your own situation may have happened that mean you should adjust your estate accordingly.
August 19, 2020 -
Whether you are fortunate enough to work from home, or are still schlepphing into the office daily, are you not the person you were before the pandemic changed just about everything?
August 18, 2020 -
Congress left town without a plan to tackle a growing list of priorities that must get done, in some cases, by Sept. 30. They include a coronavirus relief package, bailout money for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Postal Service, and oh yeah, a plan to avoid a government shutdown.
August 17, 2020 -
Can we all agree, mass telework and virtual meetings and the rest of it, are getting old?
August 14, 2020 -
At one point or another, many federal workers have dreamed about what they would do if and when their agency offered them a buyout.
August 13, 2020 -
Six months into an historically-lethal pandemic that potentially threatens everybody on the planet is probably a pretty good time to update or begin your personal financial checklist.
August 12, 2020 -
When the record-long bull market ended earlier this year, some investors decided to cut their losses, going into the G fund. Abraham Grungold, a long-time fed and financial coach, said that was a big mistake.
August 11, 2020 -
Issuing regulations on the new paid parental leave benefits is a key step toward implementing the new program, which goes into effect Oct. 1. They're 85 pages long, and be sure to read the fine print.
August 10, 2020 -
Even if it doesn't violate the Hatch Act, politics at the office is a bad idea.
August 06, 2020 -
Whatever your status we’re all in the same boat thanks to the pandemic. But it is a very, very big boat -- and life on it is similar yet very different for all of us.
August 05, 2020 -
Did you retire before the pandemic became a fact of life? Before people other than bank robbers wore (hopefully) face masks all the time, and when working from home went from to perk to priority?…
August 04, 2020