Benefits
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Federal workers didn’t go into government to get rich, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says many civil servants have built up substantial estates and don't know the next step.
November 02, 2016 -
Roughly 540,000 of the 1.9 million calls the Office of Personnel Management's Retirement Services received from federal annuitants in fiscal 2015 were abandoned, OPM's inspector general found. The IG also said Retirement Services is not meeting its goal to process all written inquires within 60 days or less.
November 01, 2016 -
Every year during Open Season only a small number of federal workers and retirees change health plans, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says what if your plan dropped you?
November 01, 2016 -
The Air Force is cutting ancillary and computer-based training so its airmen can have more time for family and profession development.
October 31, 2016 No matter where you are in your career, even retirement, the critical decisions never seem to stop coming up. It's open season and long-time federal employees and retirees have to think hard about their options, and when to get into the Medicare. Insurance premiums are rising faster than salaries. For help sorting it out, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to retirement and benefits expert Tammy Flanagan.
October 28, 2016-
The Postal Service wants to set up its own health plan for workers and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says non-postal workers should pay attention.
October 26, 2016 -
James Sauber, vice president of the National Association of Letter Carriers joins host Mike Causey to discuss the postal reform package and what it means for feds and retirees. October 26, 2016
October 25, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management is the latest agency to hold a Twitter chat. The subject was the student loan forgiveness program available to federal employees, and was co-hosted by Federal Student Aid (@FAFSA), an office of the Department of Education.
October 25, 2016 -
Why are so many long-time feds and retirees longing for the good old days? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it was a time of double-digit cost-of-living adjustments.
October 25, 2016 -
Most Federal Long Term Care Program policyholders chose to accept higher premiums or took advantage of special benefit reduction options during this summer's enrollee decision period. Premiums rose for about 264,000 active and retired federal employees by as much as 126 percent.
October 21, 2016 -
Tune in to FEDtalk this week for a look into the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative program and its efforts in rescuing and protecting exploited children. October 21, 2016
October 20, 2016 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to discuss asset allocation and what you can do to map out a much happier, less stressful retirement. October 19, 2016
October 18, 2016 -
The second iteration of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Fraud Prevention System will make it faster and easier for investigators to track down fraud and abuse.
October 17, 2016 -
The Air Force is thinking about its hiring practices and its physical requirements to better its force for the future.
October 13, 2016 -
If you’re expecting to lay on a big spread celebrating the January cost-of-living adjustment, forget about it, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey. It won’t be enough to feed a crowd.
October 13, 2016