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Pay & Benefits
When they retire (or not) and hit age 65, federal workers have an important and expensive decision to make: if they should they buy Medicare Part B coverage, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 06, 2015The Office of Personnel Management's retirement backlog spiked in July with more claims filed than expected and no way to process them fast enough. Its the first month the inventory hasn't seen a decrease since February.
August 05, 2015-
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If you have a long-term care insurance policy, pat yourself on the back. If not, you may have just been dealt a kick in the assets, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 05, 2015 Federal benefits expert John Elliot joins host Mike Causey to discuss how you should plan your retirement from the federal government. August 5, 2015
August 04, 2015SPECIAL REBROADCAST: On this edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, hosts Tim Karney and Tom Moran interview Chris Geldart, the Director of the District of Columbia’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA).
August 04, 2015-
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The Thrift Savings Plan saw across-the-board growth in July, except for a downturn in the international stocks S fund.
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Almost all of the good news in mid-2015 is that most of the pending bad news hasn't panned out, at least not yet, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
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Getting your money out of your Thrift Savings Plan account could get easier in the future. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board approves the pursuit of changes to withdrawal options for TSP participants. Kim Weaver is director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose why the TSP wants to make the change.
July 28, 2015 -
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At its monthly meeting on Monday, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board made two decisions that could have a big impact for federal employees participating in the Thrift Savings Plan.
July 28, 2015 On this special edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, host Tim Karney interviews host Tom Moran about the All Hazards Consortium.
July 28, 2015-
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The House has a number of bills on its calendar this week that, if enacted, could have significant impacts on federal employees and their dependents.
July 28, 2015 -
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Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, do journalists just like to kick “bureaucrats?" Or, are they just too lazy to check job comparisons given to them by think tanks with a philosophical axe to grind?
July 28, 2015 -
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Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, what school of thought do you belong to when it comes to personal defense? Is it arm yourself and fight or is it turn tail and run?
July 27, 2015 -
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Fewer than 70 percent of retirement claims are processed in less than 60 days at the Office of Personnel Management, and estimating just how much you'll get in retirement benefits can take a long time. Tammy Flanagan is the Senior Benefits Director for the National Institute of Transition Planning. She says it's smart to have an idea about what your benefits will look like long before leaving. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the eight most common reasons why your retirement estimate might be inaccurate.
July 24, 2015
