Stay or Leave: Pros and Cons of Federal vs. Private Sector Employment
Should you stay in your federal job or leave for the private sector? The author looks at benefits and considerations of both areas of employment.
Federal employee pay news: If it impacts pay and benefits for federal employees, you’ll find it here. Stay informed about important topics such as annual federal pay raises, the GS pay scale, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) including the latest TSP performance updates. You will also find articles about the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), or event legislation in Congress that could impact federal employees’ pay and benefits.
Should you stay in your federal job or leave for the private sector? The author looks at benefits and considerations of both areas of employment.
Which TSP fund has had the highest return for the first six months of 2017? The S fund is on top of all other funds for June.
July 4th is when we celebrate Independence Day. Here is how we arrived at celebrating July 4th as a national holiday and how federal employees are paid.
The CBO says in a new report that the government will run out of money by October if the debt ceiling is not raised. Here is what this means for TSP investors.
Life insurance through FEGLI is a benefit available to federal employees. The author lists some of the pros and cons of this program.
A group of House Republicans recently went on record as being against proposed cuts to federal employees’ pay and benefits.
Two Congressmen are asking OPM for details on what the agency plans to do to curtail future premium increases for FLTCIP enrollees.
Legislation has been introduced in the House to allow federal employees to make multiple age-based and post-separation withdrawals from the TSP accounts.
Legislation has been introduced to give the same tax credit to federal employees that military personnel get when working in a combat zone.
Two letters were sent last week to Congress expressing opposition to proposed cuts to federal employee benefits in the White House’s budget proposal.