FERS

  • NARFE's Jessica Klement and John Hatton join host Mike Causey on the first half of today's Your Turn to discuss reforms to the Windfall Elimination Provision or WEP. Later in the show. Brig. Gen. Mike Meese (Ret.) will talk about what's pending in the Defense Authorization Act and a change to the military TSP plan. July 6, 2016

    July 04, 2016
  • When is the best time for you to retire from the federal government? Find out on this week's Your Turn when retired Foreign Service officer Dean Haas joins host Mike Causey to discuss what to do while in the planning stage. May 18, 2016

    May 17, 2016
  • Could you use another $77 per month in your Social Security benefit? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it could happen if Congress OKs a name change.

    May 11, 2016
  • The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board may need to ask for more resources to get through the rest of fiscal 2016, the agency's leadership warned. The board predicts the money it spends on cybersecurity upgrades and external audits will likely force the agency to exceed 2016 budget allocations before the year ends.

    April 25, 2016
  • Back in the day, retiring from the government was easy, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says people now don't think about when they can retire, but if they can retire.

    April 19, 2016
  • What are your best date(s) to retire? Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan will answer that question when she joins host Mike Causey on Your Turn. February 17, 2016

    February 16, 2016
  • Are you one of the oldest employees in your office? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey knows of a special government investment option you should check out.

    January 22, 2016
  • If the boss offered you a tax-deferred, 5 percent pay raise, would you take it? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of government workers say no.

    October 23, 2015
  • Is your retirement plan a complex spreadsheet with time, taxes, TSP projections and other calculations? Or does it consist of a couple of coin- filled Mason jars behind the refrigerator or buried in the back yard? asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    July 03, 2015
  • The Thrift Savings Plan is on a roll and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has got all the details.

    April 03, 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
  • 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
  • House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) released his $3.8 trillion budget plan, which includes language calling for an increase to federal employees' contributions to their retirement plans. All federal employees would pay 6.6 percent of their pay into their retirement plans. The bill also increases funding to the Defense Department's Overseas Contingency Operations fund, while keeping total DoD spending under sequestration caps.

    March 17, 2015
  • When it comes to prepping for retirement, federal workers are doing much better than their private sector counterparts, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    March 02, 2015