Social Security
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Federal-military-Social Security retirees are hoping for a January 2020 cost of living adjustment, which is nice but not as nice as the days of 8% or 9% yearly increases.
September 30, 2019 -
The Senate has confirmed Eugene Scalia, son for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to serve as the next Secretary of Labor.
September 27, 2019 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked long-time reader Tony Krolik if there is life after retiring, which he did from the Internal Revenue Service five years ago.
September 26, 2019 -
Hundreds of federal and postal workers become retirement eligible every day. Although most don’t retire at the first opportunity.
September 09, 2019 -
Being a federal/postal worker can be satisfying and challenging at the same time. Being a married federal/postal worker can be doubly so.
September 06, 2019 -
The dominant Federal Employees Retirement System covers most working feds. It’s good but it has several moving parts.
September 04, 2019 -
When the Federal Employees Retirement System was being developed in Congress, most people didn’t switch even though they probably should have.
August 26, 2019 -
Since the 1980s some federal offices and postal stations have been divided by a form of pension envy between CSRS and FERS.
August 22, 2019 -
Beyond the usual slew of appropriations bills and confirmation votes awaiting Congress when it returns to Capitol Hill next month, here are a few other standalone bills worth tracking that could impact federal employees.
August 16, 2019 -
With two critical months to go in the cost of living adjustment countdown, federal, military and Social Security retirees are in line for an inflation catch-up.
August 15, 2019 -
Federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss some of the considerations employees should make.
August 14, 2019 -
Most current federal retirees, and a small percentage of folks still on the payroll, are under the old Civil Service Retirement System. It offers a generous lifetime annuity that is based on salary and length…
August 14, 2019 -
Will Congress get to second base on Social Security reform? There's actually a serious bill in the House to deal with Social Security's looming insolvency.
August 13, 2019 -
The size and purchasing power of your 2020 biweekly paycheck or monthly annuity payment will be decided in a couple of months. The good news about the January 2020 COLA for federal, military and Social Security retirees is that there almost certainly will be one.
August 12, 2019 -
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) has been at the top of the legislative hit list for groups representing federal and public retirees for decades.
August 09, 2019