federal employees
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Guest columnists Steve Hellem and James Strock say the whole world is looking to Washington for leadership and does not like what it sees, prompting a potential need for civil servants to step up.
July 06, 2018 -
Guest columnist Nancy Crosby writes that talk of cuts to federal retirement benefits is nothing new, but the rumored tsunami of retirement has been reduced to a slow and steady leak of attrition.
July 03, 2018 -
Guest columnist Marc Harris, a retired federal employee, offers his gratitude for the huge numbers of civilian employees who supported the war effort.
July 02, 2018 -
Guest columnist Abraham Grungold, a federal employee and burgeoning financial coach in Florida, offers his federal employee retirement planning checklist.
June 29, 2018 -
While Mike Causey is on vacation, guest columnist Steve Hellem addresses the issues and challenges he believes face federal government employees at this point in a new administration.
June 28, 2018 -
Why it's good to temporarily ignore the news once in a while. If can restore your faith in fellow citizens.
June 27, 2018 -
This time one year ago lobbyists who represent feds and retirees were quietly hoping that Congress would tear off only a couple of chunks from the embattled Federal Employees Retirement System. Then a funny thing happened on the way: Nothing.
June 25, 2018 -
In a memo released Tuesday, the Office of Management and Budget has shed more light on the administration's plan to reboot the Federal Customer Service Awards program the Obama administration began in 2015.
June 20, 2018 -
Obits can help you figure out how much money you are going to need for the years, maybe decades, after your regular paycheck stops. But your urge to live, have fun, travel, etc. continues.
June 18, 2018 -
The federal government is chock full of chief information officers, chief financial officers and chief human capital officers. But as it stands, there are only a handful of chief customer officers
June 05, 2018 -
One of the complaints some Thrift Savings Plan investors have is what they consider a lack of investment options.
May 29, 2018 -
President Donald Trump signed three executive orders Friday aimed at reducing the time it takes to fire poor-performing federal employees and overhauling federal employees union rights, including limits to official time.
May 25, 2018 -
Usually, Public Service Recognition Week is the one week in the year when federal employees get to enjoy praise for the hard work they do serving the public. This year has been a bit of a mixed bag.
May 10, 2018 -
So let’s take a break from bureaucrat bashing as Public Service Recognition Week runs now through Saturday.
May 08, 2018 -
The retirement expert said that when a federal employee retires, the process is still painfully analog but changes have been made.
May 04, 2018