Social Security
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The windfall elimination provision reduces the Social Security benefit for someone with less than 30 years of covered service if they qualify for an SSA benefit after as little as five years of covered service.
August 02, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill in the House would replace the Windfall Elimination Provision which currently cuts Social Security benefits for federal retirees who worked in a private sector job and also receive a government pension.
July 29, 2019 -
Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins Your Turn today to answer questions about Social Security and retirement applicable to both federal and private sector workers.
July 24, 2019 -
More than half the Social Security workforce is crabby over contracts.
June 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, legislation in both the House and Senate aims to guarantee every senior a Social Security cost of living adjustment with an annual floor of no less than 3%.
June 25, 2019 -
Most federal and postal TSP millionaires got that way by ignoring the ups and downs of the market despite the pre-Christmas plunge in 2018.
April 30, 2019 -
Zac Trojak, principal of public sector at Medallia, discusses the IDEA Act, and how his business is helping government websites become more helpful and more powerful for the average citizen.
April 29, 2019 -
A reader asks a tough question: How long should a terminally-ill fed keep working to get the most from their benefits?
April 24, 2019 -
Social Security and Medicare are both moving toward their insolvency dates. If everyone likes them, why not fix them?
April 23, 2019 -
For at least the past six years, right or wrong, smart or not, some nervous feds from Maine to California have kept a nervous watch on Washington and their HR office. They are watching the…
April 19, 2019 -
For the last six years many federal workers and retirees have had nightmares about losing major parts of their Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees Retirement System benefits. And they’ve gone through a series…
April 17, 2019 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey thought he had a scoop that the Social Security Administration was offering buyouts to long-time employees but he explains why that's a misunderstanding.
April 05, 2019 -
Federal retirees and folks who get Social Security benefits may be among the few people in the country who get anxious when crude oil prices drop.
April 04, 2019 -
Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan, will be Mike Causey's guest today on Your Turn, airing 10 a.m. EDT, streaming on www.federalnewsnetwork.com or on 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.
April 03, 2019 -
John Grobe, president of Federal Career Experts, specializes in prepping feds for retirement and is Mike Causey's guest on today's episode of Your Turn.
March 20, 2019