Federal employees covered under CSRS Offset have special considerations when it comes to collecting Social Security in retirement. The author describes how this works and provides some real life examples based on a hypothetical scenario.
The 2017 Defense Authorization Act recently passed by the Senate includes a provision that places some limits on veteran preference. The author analyzes the bill in detail and discusses whether or not it would be good for veterans’ preference.
With voters in the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union, the stock market dropped fast. Is this a good time to sell your TSP stock funds?
Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) has introduced an amendment that would remove IRS commissioner John Koskinen from office by taking his salary down to $0.
The Social Security Board of Trustees has released its latest report on the health of Social Security. The report says that the trust funds should enable paying scheduled benefits until 2034, but the author notes it doesn’t actually say the trust fund will last until then.
The latest annual report from the Social Security Board of Trustees estimates that there may be a 0.2% COLA for retirees in 2017.
Phased retirement may be a solution in search of a problem. Agencies have been slow to implement it and reception by federal employees has been languid. DoD is now moving out to implement the program.
A new report ranks federal agencies by the level of job satisfaction expressed by employees in the Senior Executive Service.
Americans will spend 8.9 billion hours to comply with tax filing requirements in 2016 according to a new report.
The author discusses the most tax efficient options for Long Term Care insurance that are available to federal employees.
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