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The Office of Personnel Management processed more retirement claims in December than in November, but did little to reduce its claims backlog in preparation for the surge in federal employee retirement it expects to see in January's numbers.
The National Treasury Employees Union and the Senior Executives Association both said they hope to better educate the new administration and Congress about the federal workforce.
As Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James closes out her tenure, she is setting up a new Air Force Digital Service.
If one of your New Year's resolutions is to improve your financial picture, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says federal workers should start with their Thrift Savings Plan.
As military financial literacy continues to fall, Suze Orman is stepping in to offer her services to troops.
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, says federal employees need to have a better grasp of their financial situation as they decide to ride into the sunset.
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it expects to reach final decisions by July on each of the more than 17,000 cases in which soldiers were paid large bonuses to re-enlist during the heights of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan only to be told years later that they must give the money back.
While the new higher pay cap of $161,900 is nothing to sneeze at, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it still lags behind what some receive in the private sector.
The Thrift Savings Plan ended 2016 on a strong note, posting both positive monthly numbers and high yearly numbers.
Financial planner Arthur Stein shares his thoughts on the stock market's recent surge and what it means for your Thrift Savings Plan. January 4, 2016
The Air Force is selecting its biggest class ever to participate in the Career Intermission Program.
President Barack Obama signed an executive order authorizing a 2.1 percent pay parity for civilian employees in 2017. This order supersedes the one he signed back in November, which authorized a smaller raise for federal employees.
The Air Force will implement a new civilian evaluation system next spring to increase communication between supervisors and employees.
Guest columnist Jim Halbruegger shares some of the lessons he's learned in his long federal career.