Retirement

  • Tom Trabucco, the director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, explains how the payment is calculated and how you can use the feature to help make your investment decisions.

    March 07, 2011
  • Tom Trabucco, director of external relations for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which RUNS your Thrift Savings Plan, explains what\'s driving growth in all TSP funds.

    March 01, 2011
  • Many retirees saw their annuity checks drop in February but didn\'t know why. OPM wants to make sure beneficiaries find answers to their questions.

    February 09, 2011
  • Feds will be able to enroll in the Federal Long Term Care Program starting in April. OPM also extends eligibility to same-sex partners.

    January 28, 2011
  • Feds have many questions about what Congress and President Barack Obama have in store for them in the years ahead. Federal Times experts Steve Watkins and Sean Reilly, and Carol Bonosaro, Senior Executive Association President, join Mike Causey to discuss these issues.

    January 26, 2011
  • The Federal Thrift Investment Board\'s Tom Trabucco answers more questions about withdrawing from your Thrift Savings Plan.

    January 24, 2011
  • The federal government faces a growing number of workers eligible for retirement. At the same time, agencies are seeing its newest workers leaving in the largest numbers. What are agencies doing to bring in the next generation of federal workers?

    January 24, 2011
  • Part of \"The Need for the Next Generation\" special report, GAO explains how the watchdog agency re-imagined its brand and recruiting methods to become a highly competitive agency for young people to work for.

    January 24, 2011
  • Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board\'s Tom Trabucco explains what federal employees need to know before they withdraw from their Thrift Savings Plan.

    January 18, 2011
  • Patrick Donahoe became the 73rd Postmaster General Friday, assuming control of the Postal Service in the midst of a fiscal crisis. Donahoe said USPS will reduce its workforce by another 7,500 people in 2011. Still, he\'s optimistic about the future. In the short term, however, the reality is that postal workers are likely to suffer while the agency tries to balance its books.

    January 17, 2011
  • Richard Skinner\'s last day as DHS IG will be March 1, 2011.

    January 14, 2011
  • Federal employee and management groups sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject proposals to cut workforce benefits made by the Deficit Commission. The letter comes on the heels of a new bill to codify many of the commission\'s recommendations.

    January 13, 2011
  • The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board\'s Tom Trabucco explains changes to your Thrift Savings Plan L fund.

    January 11, 2011
  • With a 2-year pay freeze in place and politicians looking at your job and retirement benefits are you suddenly nervous in the civil service? Given the economic outlook are you ready to pull the plug or hang in there until better times. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is hearing it both ways.

    January 07, 2011