How does your pay and benefits package compare to the private sector? New statistics compiled by a researcher at the Cato Institute is based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and shows that the average federal employee makes exactly double that of the average private sector employee.
How much money would it take to influence your actions or decisions as a government employee? Federal judges sometimes face this problem and wanted a tax break to avoid the problem.
Nearing retirement? You are probably in the CSRS. Be thankful; you are in a system that is a remnant of America’s golden economic age.
Here are the results for the TSP for July. A big surprise for some investors: The L funds were the place to be for many as their return rate was higher for the past year than most of the regular TSP funds.
Federal employees outside of the contiguous 48 states are paid differently than most FedSmith readers who usually get an annual raise and locality pay. OPM did a survey on housing costs in these areas outside the 48 contiguous states and has published the results.
War, political instability, terrorism and fear for our economic future have an impact on financial markets. Some well-known personalities have said we are in a new world war. What has this done to your TSP stock investments and how can you plan for your future?
Are you ready for retirement–however you define it? Plan ahead. Millions of Americans who once thought “don’t trust anyone over 30” may be wondering “will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?”
The “push-pull” theory applies to both economic and marketing models. It can also apply to how the federal pay raise is approved each year. Will next year’s raise be “pulled” up or “pushed” down?
There is a continuing debate about the pay of federal employees–too high or too low or about right? With the large variety of federal jobs, there is no one right answer but the internet may give readers a feel for what their value would be on the open market.
Should federal employees with a duty station in America maintain their primary residence in the United States? Most readers probably thought this was a requirement for Customs and Border Protection agents. It wasn’t.
