Retirement
Retiring the FERS Way
What can go wrong with your retirement application under FERS? A retired federal employee shares a frank, personal perspective of her experience, her frustration and offers advice on…
Retirement
Stay informed with the latest federal employee retirement news, including updates on FERS and CSRS, retirement eligibility rules, OPM retirement processing, and TSP performance as it relates to long‑term retirement planning. This category covers annual COLA updates, TSP news, survivor benefits, military service credit, retirement application guidance, and major OPM policy changes or federal legislation that could affect federal retirement benefits. Find clear, timely information to help current and former federal employees navigate retirement planning, benefit calculations, and post‑retirement considerations.
Federal Workforce News
Taxes and Your Federal Employee Retirement Income
Exactly how is your retirement income taxed for federal income tax purposes? The author breaks it down piece by piece.
Retirement
Are You Financially Ready to Retire?
The author offers some questions to consider before taking the plunge into retirement.
Retirement
A Financial Advantage for Federal Employees and Military Personnel
How good is the Thrift Savings Plan? Its advantages for investors, including the rates of return, are unique, very favorable, and only available to those in the federal…
Retirement
Was the Misuse of Social Security Money Pre-planned?
The author says that it appears that President Reagan put Social Security on a premature path to insolvency through a payroll tax hike in the early 1980s and…
Retirement
Tax Changes for 2013
The Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from the recently passed American Taxpayer…
Pay & Benefits
Before You Take the CSRS VCP Annuity…
Many times when people consider the VCP annuity, it looks like a viable option. However, there are critical problems with the CSRS VCP annuity that you should know…
Retirement
New Online Social Security Services
Social Security has announced that it is expanding the services available with a my Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their…
Federal Workforce News
OPM Retirement Applications Backlog Now Below 30k
The latest monthly status report from OPM on retirement applications shows that the outstanding backlog of applications has fallen below 30,000.
Federal Workforce News
The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ and Your Paycheck
What impact will the recent "fiscal cliff" legislation have on you as a federal employee? Will you be better off hanging around or retiring?