FERS
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President Donald Trump's fiscal 2019 budget request includes several other recommendations that would change current retirement, health and other benefits for federal employees.
February 12, 2018 -
The federal retirement system, called FERS, was under heavy political assault in 2017? What are the chances this will continue into 2018?
February 08, 2018 -
If you've been a government employee for more than month, you know what a shutdown is, and if you haven't just wait.
February 06, 2018 -
Retirement claims surged in January, holding true to the pattern seen in previous years.
February 06, 2018 -
Congress is likely to take another run at the federal retirement program, but time may be on the side of federal workers and retirees for a change.
January 31, 2018 -
Just before the turn of the century experts predicted a brain drain, a tidal wave of retirements that would leave Uncle Sam less intelligent than a bag of hammers.
January 15, 2018 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we dodged a couple shutdown threats last year but now the clock is ticking again and its set to go off January 19.
January 09, 2018 -
NARFE's Jessica Klement joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss efforts by her organization and others to protect federal worker's retirement benefits. January 10, 2017
January 09, 2018 -
If you work for Uncle Sam the question is will 2018 be another nerve-wracking time of congress going after your retirement benefits?
January 02, 2018 -
Will 2018 be another nerve-wracking time of congress going after feds' retirement benefits? Find out when Federal News Radio Reporters Nicole Ogrysko and Jory Heckman join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. January 3, 2018
January 02, 2018 -
For the last seven months, federal workers have worried that the White House would scuttle their retirement plan.
December 06, 2017 -
Republicans say their tax reform plan will cause the economy to boom. Democrats say it's a tax break for the rich. What's it mean for your TSP?
December 04, 2017 -
Each year, thousands of Thrift Savings Plan participants max out their annual contributions too early and miss out on their agency's matching contribution.
November 28, 2017 -
The good news is that Congress decided against a proposal to eliminate catchup contributions to the federal Thrift Savings Plan and other 401(k) plans.
November 20, 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