Federal Report
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A million dollar nest egg may be a reasonable goal at age 25. But that could change by the time you are 50 or 60. Maybe been through a major recession or two. Or seen inflation skyrocket.
August 16, 2022 -
The IRS is getting its shot to rebuild its workforce and bring its IT into the 21st century, after more than a decade of belt-tightening.
August 15, 2022 -
The more work becomes tele or remote, the greater the allure of virtual reality in professional settings.
August 12, 2022 -
With so many feds retirement-eligible, many are likely crunching the numbers to decide if it is better to be retired from government than working for it. Both financially and emotionally.
August 11, 2022 -
Probate can be a lengthy and expensive process that takes months, even years in some cases, to determine how your estate will be split up. Learn what you need to legally protect your family/friends and be sure they get what you want them to get.
August 10, 2022 -
Retiring from the federal government isn’t rocket science. And for some people it's even more complicated and baffling. So it helps to have a checklist to keep you on the right career path.
August 09, 2022 -
After NASA shut down its 30-year shuttle program, the agency started to make “small, but not easy,” changes to boost workforce satisfaction.
August 08, 2022 -
The latest study of federal employee attrition rates depicts a stable workforce
August 05, 2022 -
Are you a nervous introvert to who dreads going back to the office? Or are you a lonely extrovert who can’t wait for those sessions around the water cooler?
August 04, 2022 -
Most feds under the old CSRS program are already retired. About 99% of the current workforce is under the FERS retirement plan, which has many moving parts, many options and puts you largely in the drivers seat.
August 03, 2022 -
Depending on which side you’re on, GPO and WEP either rightly save taxpayers a lot of money or, more commonly, they rob tens of thousands of retirees or their spouses from Social Security benefits.
August 02, 2022 Having workers from a diverse range of backgrounds, it turns out, leads to having different and valuable perspectives.
August 01, 2022-
At least one agency has a severe staffing shortage in that particular occupational code. Namely, the Veterans Health Administration. The workplace can turn bad pretty fast. Especially if that workplace is a hospital.
July 28, 2022 -
Are you, or anyone you know, considering leaving your office or agency for a more friendly work-from-home situation? Or are the critics correct that the taxpayers — not only downtown merchants — have lost something since teleworking surged?
July 27, 2022 -
The changes in the TSP have pleased many. And rattled a lot of others. There have been widespread complaints about unanswered phone calls or e-mails.
July 26, 2022