Benefits
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A brand new law just signed by President Obama will give a lot of federal employees the ability to start drawing retirement funds from the Thrift Savings Plan much earlier than had been allowed in the past. It's called the Defending Public Safety Emploees Retirement Act and it applies to several federal positions that are already eligible for early retirement. Tammy Flanagan is the senior benefits director for the National Institute for Transition Planning. She tells In Depth guest host Jared Serbu how the law will work and what its impact will be.
July 10, 2015 -
The fact that there are so many millionaires in Congress worries many people. But Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the solution may be to pay them less, not more money.
July 10, 2015 -
The crooks are always one step ahead of us. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey provides tips so that no one robs the Social Security Administration piggy bank.
July 08, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agencies to improve assessments to foster a more balanced workplace for employees.
July 03, 2015 -
Congress is working on two bills that impact the Thrift Savings Plan. But this time you don't need to worry about someone messing up a good thing. Kim Weaver is director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose how both bills may affect you.
June 30, 2015 Will the cost of your health care coverage change in retirement? What's the latest on the self-plus-one coverage? How do you ensure your coverage in retirement? Host Bob Leins discusses these issues with Bob Braunstein, NITP seminar presenter and federal benefits specialist.
June 21, 2015If you become incapacitated, who will make life or death decisions for you? Attorney Marc Levine with Handler & Levine joins host Bob Leins with a focus on how to pick the people who will back decisions for you when you can't make them for yourself.
June 19, 2015-
House Republicans have dealt a blow to a proposed rule that advocates say would help federal employees and retirees avoid costly investment mistakes.
June 18, 2015 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to discuss TSP investment strategies for federal workers, postal service retirees, and retired feds. June 17, 2015
June 17, 2015 -
Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) will introduce the Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Monday. Under the bill, attorneys would have authority to prosecute representatives and caretakers who steal funds from retirees.
June 15, 2015 -
Attorney Peter Noone joins Your Turn host Mike Causey to discuss everything you need to know about liability insurance. Also on today\'s show, Federal Times Senior Writer Andy Medici discusses OPM\'s big personal data breach.
June 10, 2015 -
Joan Melanson, director of program promotion for Long Term Care Partners, joins host Mike Causey to discuss why feds should enroll in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program. June 3, 2015
June 03, 2015 -
May was good for Thrift Savings Plan funds invested in domestic stocks, while the international I Fund had trouble. Overall, three of the five individual funds saw gains, according to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
June 01, 2015 -
Do you withdraw your savings from the TSP when you retire? Readers share their experience and advice.
June 01, 2015 -
Even if your retirement plan consists of a couple of coin-filled Mason jars behind the refrigerator or buried in the backyard, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you should take the numbers test.
May 29, 2015