Retirement

  • Inflation dropped last month but that won\'t have any impact on the 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment coming to retired feds in a couple of weeks. But some will get more than others.

    December 20, 2011
  • OPM has released its calendar for 2012 annuity payments.

    December 19, 2011
  • Federal employees have dodged a bullet...for now. Congress will not freeze federal pay or change the annuity formula to pay for the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut.

    December 17, 2011
  • Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what federal employees and retirees need to know about the COLA increase.

    December 16, 2011
  • Before this weekend, Congress has three major to-do items on its agenda: the $1 trillion spending bill, the defense authorization bill and the payroll tax cut extension.

    December 15, 2011
  • Host Mike Causey is joined by Jessica Klement of the Federal Managers Association, and Federal Times reporters Stephen Losey and Sean Reilly. December 14, 2011

    December 14, 2011
  • Retirees can earn a paycheck from an agency on top of their pension benefits if they are fulfilling mission-critical functions and working for less than 20 hours a week. Those are two of the answers provided in an Office of Personnel Management factsheet to agencies interested in putting federal retirees on their payrolls.

    December 13, 2011
  • A sharp increase in federal retirements may be the precursor to the long-anticipated tidal wave of workers leaving public service. How prepared is your agency for the potential \"brain drain\" of experience?

    December 13, 2011
  • Tom Trabucco, the Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discussed managing risk in the TSP on In Depth with Francis Rose. He said one of the strengths of the TSP is its diversity of investment options.

    December 12, 2011
  • Walt Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, and Steve Losey and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times, join host Mike Causey on today\'s program. December 7, 2011

    December 07, 2011
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s got some health plan hunting advice today, plus an important warning about groups that are fishing for your Social Security number using the Open Season as the entry portal.

    December 07, 2011
  • Tammy Flanagan, the senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning, joined with Francis Rose to discuss the top 10 things federal employees should know as they make the transition from active-duty fed to retiree.

    December 02, 2011
  • Host Mike Causey is joined by Walton Francis, editor of the Washington Consumers Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans. They will talk about what to look for when choosing a health care plan. November 30, 2011

    November 30, 2011
  • Health insurance expert Walton Francis joins host Mike Causey on today\'s program. He will help you navigate the \"best buys\" for singles, couples, large families, retirees with and without Medicare, and people who are taking risks by using their private sector spouses health plan.

    November 23, 2011