Benefits
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Working for the federal government has its rewards and challenges. The same when you retire — a lot of options which also means a lot of choices.
February 26, 2020 -
One of the great fears of people planning for retirement is running out of, or low on money while they are still breathing.
February 21, 2020 -
While there are some really dangerous federal jobs, including law enforcement officers, firefighters and prison personnel, even the 9-to-5 office positions are pretty scary now.
February 20, 2020 -
It's been a tough few weeks for federal employees, at least for those who worry about their jobs, their pay and their retirements.
February 19, 2020 -
DoD's plan to restructure military treatment facilities would affect 50 hospitals and clinics, primarily by restricting their services to active duty service members only.
February 19, 2020 -
The two decades-old laws impact, as in reduce or almost eliminate, the Social Security benefits of 1.8 million public servants.
February 18, 2020 -
Veterans in rural areas often have to deal with a shortage of medical practitioners — a new Veterans Affairs initiative is aiming to fix that.
February 13, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management has its own recommendations for correcting the new federal paid parental leave law, as well as a wide range of other legislative proposals for 2021.
February 12, 2020 -
In what’s become the administration’s evergreen budget plan, the White House has again proposed that federal workers kick in more of their salary toward their retirement plan in return for smaller lifetime annuities that are frozen when they retire.
February 12, 2020 -
No one gets paid what they deserve. But everyone deserves a little stability.
February 11, 2020 -
If history repeats itself, the budget President Donald Trump sent to Congress Monday afternoon will again be a political bombshell
February 11, 2020 -
President Donald Trump's proposed 1% across-the-board federal pay raise is an attempt to meet Congress "halfway" on the topic, as the administration also recommended more agency funding on employee performance rewards and bonuses.
February 10, 2020 -
Most people stop looking forward to birthdays after they first become eligible to drive, or vote.
February 10, 2020 -
While the USPS Fairness Act would remove an “onerous requirement” for USPS to pre-fund its retiree health benefits, the legislation by itself would do nothing to remedy the agency’s cash flow problems or its long-term financial position.
February 07, 2020 -
Somewhere out there, the person or persons who, in the late 1990s, predicted Uncle Sam was facing a massive wave of retirements may be happy at last. Or not!
February 07, 2020