Social Security
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Most of the House Republicans who repeatedly tried to cut costs in the massive FERS program are either gone from Congress or relegated by the 2016 midterm elections to minority status.
March 11, 2019 -
But if you don’t appreciate politicians trying to eliminate long-promised features of your Federal Employees Retirement System or Civil Service Retirement System packages fasten your seat belts.
February 25, 2019 -
If Uncle Sam kept a list of endangered workers, folks under the old Civil Service Retirement System would be at the top. Less than six of every 100 workers still on the payroll are under the system that was phased out in the mid 1980s.
February 21, 2019 -
Employer branding is one of the chief battlefields in the fight for talent. The government is not well-positioned for that fight.
February 21, 2019 -
If you don’t like financial surprises you are probably going to hate the catch-up paycheck coming your way. The money you get for shutdown-delayed wages may not be nearly as much as you expected.
January 29, 2019 -
Regardless of age, experience, grade, location or job federal workers today fall into one of two categories, neither of which is good.
January 09, 2019 -
If you are planning to retire soon, when should you do it? Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about the best dates to retire.
October 24, 2018 -
Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins Your Turn today to talk about the best dates to retire, and why they are the best, and which federal retirement plan is right for you.
October 24, 2018 -
If Uncle Sam had a special open season when you could change retirement plans, would you pick the old Civil Service Retirement System program or the Federal Employees Retirement System that replaced it in the 1980s?
October 18, 2018 -
True or false? Work beyond age 70 and you no longer have to pay FICA or Social Security taxes.
October 17, 2018 -
Last week a reader who plans to retire in 2022 asked for some TSP investing help so we passed the buck to you for the wisdom of the crowd. Here’s what you advised.
October 11, 2018 -
When it comes to investment strategies, many Thrift Savings Plan participants have a plan. But one Causey reader needs your help.
October 05, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's pick to run the Social Security Administration says he'll take a top-to-bottom look at the agency's five-year IT modernization plan, and will reexamine its growing disability backlog.
October 02, 2018 -
With 43 days until the midterm elections and five days from the fiscal new year, a 1.9 percent pay raise for white collar feds is looking good.
September 25, 2018 -
President Donald Trump said a pay freeze wouldn’t hurt Uncle Sam in either recruiting or retaining good people. Government unions denounced the proposed pay freeze and Trump's attitude toward federal workers.
September 06, 2018