Retirement
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Lawmakers found the numbers presented by the departments involved don’t provide an accurate picture of the program's success.
November 10, 2017 -
The Senate sent the TSP Modernization Act to the president's desk this week. The bill will give Thrift Savings Plan participants more flexible options for making withdrawals from their accounts.
November 08, 2017 -
In January, the armed forces will be implementing its blended retirement system. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains it all.
November 08, 2017 -
The armed forces will be implementing the blended retirement system in January. So what does that mean if you are already in the service? What are the benefits of switching to the new system? Find out when Michael Meese, chief operating officer of AAFMAA, joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. November 8, 2017
November 07, 2017 -
When they retire or leave government, some people transfer their Thrift Savings Plan 401(k) accounts to IRAs that offer more flexibility and investment options.
November 07, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management lost ground in processing its retirement backlog in October, primarily due to a slowdown in the number of claims OPM processed.
November 06, 2017 -
What does the average federal worker have in common with a beekeeper in a nudist colony? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the answer.
November 06, 2017 -
Working as long as you have as a federal employee, are you really ready to not have a job to do? It's never too early to plan for the next phase of your life.
November 03, 2017 -
The benefits-eating monster is real. And still out there. Just as you suspected.
November 03, 2017 -
While none of the funds dipped far enough to post negative returns, only three funds showed growth since September.
November 01, 2017 -
October was the unofficial start of the federal buyout system. The catch, this year, is that there are no buyouts, or at least very few.
November 01, 2017 -
From January 2016 to August of this year, the number of self-made federal worker millionaires jumped from 3,272 to 16,475.
October 31, 2017 -
Though federal employees avoided $32 billion in potential cuts to the current retirement system in the 2018 budget resolution, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said he's still keeping an eye on familiar proposals that lawmakers may tie to new tax reform policies.
October 30, 2017 -
The federal government’s in-house retirement system was doomed as late as last week, but then it got better.
October 30, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says 90 percent of the federal workforce will be hit hard if the GOP plan to trim contributions to 401(k) plans becomes law.
October 27, 2017