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The author offers some analysis on the debate over whether federal employees are paid too much or too little and says that neither side is going to concede to the other. He says that salary surveys are a waste and must be done differently for there to be any real conclusion on the debate.
Retirement planning can be extremely stressful, and outliving your finances is a real worry. Those concerns spur some people to save more than they need.
Beginning in September, Social Security will resume sending out personalized benefit statements. These statements used to arrive via snail mail annually but were discontinued in 2011 when the budget was tight.
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) released a study it did at the request of Congress in January to determine if the government’s headlong rush to privatize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and sell off its assets to the highest bidder illegally impacted a few historic buildings around the country.
With internet technology, more Americans find it easier (and less expensive) to retire outside the U.S. although your Social Security and federal pension will not be exempt from U.S. taxes.
Airlines receive the lowest customer satisfaction ratings among all travel-related industries, ahead of only the IRS, according to a new report released Tuesday.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility says the greenhouse gases generated by EPA administrator Gina McCarthy’s week-long tour will exceed any action on climate change from her travels.
The cost of living can be much less depending on where you live. Locality pay can make a difference but living expenses can vary widely. This calculator may help you decide if moving is right for you.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius becomes eligible to receive a federal pension and continue health-care benefits by remaining as a federal employee until her replacement is named.
A former United States Postal Service employee has been sentenced to six months in prison for destroying, hiding and delaying the delivery of at least 44,900 pieces of mail.
The money in the Social Security trust fund is gone. The author offers some details about why this is the case and says that Social Security can still be a good program if the money were to be replaced.
Children of Federal employees helped Administration officials replace a London Plain Sycamore tree on National Park land in the nation’s capital today as part of this year’s Earth Day activities.
Airport police are working with the FBI and TSA to review security after a 15 year old boy climbed up the landing gear of a jet and flew there from California to Hawaii.
