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The council also revealed an annual study from the Office of Personnel and Management and Bureau of Labor Statistics, which measures the pay gap between federal employees and private sector workers.
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.
In Washington, what's the difference between a total loser and a visionary? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's about 10 years, 15 tops.
Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal says agencies handle overpayments in different ways, but the basic processes are similar.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is concerned about four agencies that had particularly high retirement processing error rates in September. The Social Security Administration and departments of Agriculture, Interior and Veterans Affairs topped the list. Congress now wants the Government Accountability Office to review the process that agencies and the Office of Personnel Management each use to review a retirement claim.
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
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
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.
In investing, the mantra is "buy low, sell high," and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey stresses the importance of picking the exact right date to retire.