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House Resolution Would Prevent Increases to Pension Contributions
A resolution introduced in the House would offer a number of protections for federal employees, not the least of which would be to prevent any increases in the amount that feds would have to contribute towards their retirement benefits.

Posted: May 16, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

USPS Losses in Real Time
Just how bad are the Postal Service's losses? According to a real-time loss counter on Senator Tom Carper's (D-DE) Web site, they are mounting by the thousands every second and amount to $25 million per day.

Posted: May 15, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Legislation Aims to Help Feds Save More for Retirement
Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) has introduced legislation that would encourage federal workers to save at least five percent of their pay in the Thrift Savings Plan.

Posted: May 15, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

House Approves Increase in Pension Contributions
The House voted Thursday to pass the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act by a vote of 218-199. The legislation is one that would require additional contributions from federal workers towards their retirement plans.

Posted: May 10, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Sequester Prevention Legislation Targets Pensions
The House Budget Committee has approved a measure that would increase pension contribution amounts for federal employees.

Posted: May 8, 2012 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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About Ian Smith

Ian Smith has worked in the web development field since 1998. During his career, he has been involved in developing a number of web applications on federal topics such as a federal case research system and online newsletters for federal agencies and employees.

Ian works as a web developer for a government contracting firm, and he maintains the web applications and database for FedSmith.com as well as creates new applications for the site in his spare time.

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