Benefits
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Workloads are on the rise for government attorneys at all levels — federal, state and local. One reason is the retirement of baby boom-era civil servants.
August 15, 2017 -
Retirees are predicting, or praying for, a minimum 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment next January. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we'll have to wait and see.
August 15, 2017 -
If you're a federal, postal, or military retiree, or you receive Social Security, it looks like you may be getting a modest cost-of-living adjustment starting in your January check.
August 14, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management saw an uptick in its retirement claims backlog in July after it brought the inventory down to its lowest point in the year just a month before.
August 08, 2017 -
Federal retirees beware: What if your grandson calls and says he's in jail on a DUI and needs you to wire the court $2,800 ASAP? Most people would probably get the cash, then find a place they could wire it, only to learn it's a scam.
August 08, 2017 -
Tammy Flanagan of the National Institute of Transition Planning provides an overview of the changes going on with federal retirement.
August 07, 2017 -
Roughly one in three federal workers is eligible to retire today, but many are waiting for their agencies to offer buyouts, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 03, 2017 -
Federal workers and retirees have billions of dollars invested in the stock market as part of the Thrift Savings Plan, the government's in-house 401(k) plan, which is the world's biggest.
August 02, 2017 -
Dr. David Shulkin inherited a Veterans Affairs Department only partway through a badly needed transformation. As secretary, he's got a lot of tough constituents — Congress, a demanding president, veterans groups and veterans themselves. Shulkin discussed a number of pressing matters on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, starting with the consequences of new funding for the Veterans Choice program just approved by Congress. It extends veterans' ability to obtain health care outside of the VA system. Just don't call it privatization.
August 01, 2017 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee passed the TSP Modernization Act of 2017, along with a handful of other bills that could soon affect the lives and careers of the federal workforce.
July 27, 2017 -
The Republican Study Committee released its own take on the fiscal 2018 budget, which includes several cuts to federal pay, retirement and health benefits. Here's how the committee's budget proposal measures up to other recommendations from the Trump administration and other House lawmakers.
July 26, 2017 -
Working for the government was once a lifetime deal, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says those days may be gone.
July 26, 2017 -
Are you planning to retire soon or leave your federal job? What happens to your benefits? Find out when benefits expert John Grobe joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. July 26, 2017
July 25, 2017 -
The Air Force is changing its military education for enlisted airmen to make classes more flexible about their lives.
July 25, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if it's true that all politics is local, D.C. feds may get a major political assist from beyond-the-Beltway feds that could save their retirement plan.
July 25, 2017