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How important to recruiting is a traditional pension plan?

Government employee recruitment often relies on the appeal of the mission. Still people want to be paid and have some financial security.

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For 2023, federal retirees will see largest COLA increase in over 40 years

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Inflation is becoming a big issue for some federal retirees’ cost of living increases

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TSP participation up while FRTIB on track to launch new digital tools

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COLA, COVID, pay raise, shutdown: Time for a time out?

Has your home to work commute returned to pre-pandemic levels? Have you gone from happy home-bound worker to wretched rush hour victim?

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Would you take less pay, smaller pension for better lifestyle?

Given the choice, would you take a reduced CSRS or FERS annuity later — for life — if it meant you could telework from the geographic location of your…

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January’s CSRS, FERS, Social Security and COLA outlook is grim

Fortunate federal retirees, like people who get Social Security, usually get a catchup-with-inflation increase in their benefits the first of each year. 

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