Benefits
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Tune in this week for a special FEDtalk in honor of Presidents Day. February 23, 2018
February 21, 2018 -
Federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to shine some light on more recent retirement statistics.
February 21, 2018 -
Did the recent stock market nosedive send you moving money from the stock indexed C and S funds into the G fund for safety? If so, was that a smart move?
February 20, 2018 -
Did the stock market mini-correction a few weeks back make you nervous? Did it cause you to shift money in the stock-indexed C, S and I funds into the "safety" of the Treasury securities G fund? Was that wise? Find out when financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. February 21, 2018
February 20, 2018 -
How would President Donald Trump's proposed 2019 budget affect federal workers? Find out when Tony Reardon, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, joins host Derrick Dorth on this week's Fed Access. February 26, 2018
February 16, 2018 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey hopes this cheers up active and retired federal workers in sticker shock over the new White House budget.
February 15, 2018 -
Mike Causey says if Congress approves the 2019 budget, current and future employees under FERS could get smaller starting annuities when they retire.
February 14, 2018 -
The White House proposed a number of changes that would dramatically reshape the federal workforce and how federal workers are compensated.
February 14, 2018 -
How does the 2017 Tax Act affect your tax and estate plan? Find out when Washington area estate tax attorney Thomas O'Rourke joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. February 14, 2018
February 13, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's fiscal 2019 budget request includes several other recommendations that would change current retirement, health and other benefits for federal employees.
February 12, 2018 -
On this week’s FEDtalk, host Ben Carnes will be joined by Senior Executives Association (SEA) President Bill Valdez and Federal Times’ Jessie Bur to discuss current challenges (as well as current opportunities) facing federal leaders. February 9, 2018
February 09, 2018 -
Unlike previous two-year, bipartisan budget agreements, the Senate's latest deal does not use higher federal employee retirement contributions as an offset to a $300 billion spending boost over 2018 and 2019.
February 08, 2018 -
A highly-respected New York financial writer predicted that the U.S. stock market was long overdue for a correction of the type we saw on Monday.
February 07, 2018 -
Ahead of the president's fiscal 2019 budget request, set for release next Monday, the National Treasury Employees Union is warning its members of familiar proposals that may reappear.
February 07, 2018 -
If you've been a government employee for more than month, you know what a shutdown is, and if you haven't just wait.
February 06, 2018