Retirement

  • The Office of Personnel Management saw a big drop in retirement claims for the month of March, which helped the agency trim its total claims backlog by about 3,500.

    April 06, 2015
  • The Thrift Savings Plan is on a roll and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has got all the details.

    April 03, 2015
  • With approximately 30 percent of the federal workforce eligible to retire by 2017, Federal News Radio would like to learn more about the federal retirement experience and what impacts federal employees' decisions to retire. Take our survey today.

    April 02, 2015
  • While it's not quite as tragic as "Romeo and Juliet", marriages between feds with one in the CSRS retirement plan and the other in FERS can be a tricky thing, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    April 02, 2015
  • Only three of the 10 funds in the Thrift Savings Plan posted positive returns for the month of March.

    April 01, 2015
  • Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will propose a 401k-like retirement program for uniformed military personnel this week. USA today reports the goal is that everyone that leaves the military takes away a retirement fund, even if they don't stay in 20 years. Todd Harrison is senior fellow for defense budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he compared the idea to the work he's done on compensation and the work the Military Compensation Commission did.

    March 30, 2015
  • In England and in some parts of this country, a "take away" is when you order a popular fast food and take it home with you. In Washington "take away" is the legislative-political equivalent of bend-over-and-smile-this-is-going-to-hurt-you-more-than-me, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    March 27, 2015
  • The Fiscal Year 2016 budget the House passed Wednesday calls on federal employees to make greater contributions to their retirement plans, while altering the Thrift Savings Plan's G Fund. The budget also seeks to reduce the civilian workforce by 10 percent over the next 10 years through attrition.

    March 26, 2015
  • David Snell, NARFE's director of retirement services, will answer you retirement questions, and Federal Times Senior Writer Andy Medici will give us an update on the latest news on Capitol Hill. March 25, 2015

    March 25, 2015
  • Does your retirement game plan have an end date? Have you figured out what you will do with 100 percent more leisure time, asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    March 25, 2015
  • "It would drop the interest to virtually zero, which would make the G Fund worthless to our participants," the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board's Kim Weaver said of the House proposal.

    March 23, 2015
  • It's tough enough figuring out how much you're going to get from your federal pension, but what states are going to benefit you the most in your retirement years? Before you pack your bags, see what Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has to say.

    March 23, 2015
  • Retirement experts at some agencies aren't exactly sure what they used to be. One agency requires retirement counselors to switch jobs after two or three years. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why it's more important than ever to understand the retirement process yourself.

    March 20, 2015
  • Republican lawmakers released their Fiscal Year 2016 budget plans this week, containing increased spending for the Pentagon, cuts for non-Defense operating budgets and a hike in federal employees' contributions to their retirement plans.

    March 20, 2015