Benefits
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If federal benefits were reported like the weather, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the outlook for a pay raise is good but the retiree COLA is cloudy.
June 02, 2016 -
Service members with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury cannot separated be from the service without those conditions being taken into consideration, even in cases of misconduct.
June 01, 2016 -
Does having tax-free income when you retire sound like a good deal? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's an option available to federal and military personnel right now. No catches.
June 01, 2016 Financial planner Arthur Stein is this week's guest on Your Turn. He will discuss the differences between a regular TSP account and a Roth TSP, and which one is right for you. June 1, 2016
May 31, 2016-
Self service and longer hours for the call center are two goals of an ambitious project to update the way the Thrift Savings Plan interacts with federal employees. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a status report on Project ExPRESS.
May 27, 2016 -
Excited about the possibility of a $40,000 going-away gift from your agency? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there's good news and not-so-good news on the buyout front.
May 26, 2016 -
If your choices were to receive less now or more later, what would you do? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it depends on what "it" is.
May 25, 2016 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board customer service effort ExPRESS will provide an "end-to-end view" of communications between the board and TSP participants.
May 23, 2016 -
Long-term care is among the most expensive insurance options. Now everybody knows the 95-year-old widow who still mows the grass and shovels the snow herself, but the odds aren't that good. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director of the National Institute of Transition Planning, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how you might want to think about it.
May 23, 2016 -
If you could choose between a diet pay raise and a no-cal cost-of-living adjustment, which would you pick? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's a good problem to have.
May 23, 2016 -
Tune in to learn what the career workforce and political apparatus are doing to prepare for the 2017 Presidential transition! May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016 -
Has the buzz about long-shot beefed up federal buyouts got you thinking retirement? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if you've been rethinking retirement you are in very good company.
May 18, 2016 When is the best time for you to retire from the federal government? Find out on this week's Your Turn when retired Foreign Service officer Dean Haas joins host Mike Causey to discuss what to do while in the planning stage. May 18, 2016
May 17, 2016-
What do buying a new car and taking a federal job buyout offer have in common? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe more than you think.
May 17, 2016 -
The Senate version of the defense authorization bill has a much more modest approach to enrollment fees for TRICARE users.
May 16, 2016