When Do Wage Grade Employees Get A Pay Increase?
Many prevailing rate employees working under the WG or associated prevailing rate pay schedules have asked when pay increases will be effective in 2014. The author provides some answers.
IRS Employees Suspended for Pro-Obama Activities
The IRS appears to have had numerous problems with employees campaigning for Barack Obama during the last presidential election–and most of the cases are below the public’s radar.
Federal Hiring Declining
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service shows that the number of new hires in the federal workforce has been declining in recent years.
Questions You Should Ask About Your Investments
The Securities and Exchange Commission offers a brochure that is helpful when choosing a financial advisor as well as helping you understand your investments.
Postponing Retirement Under FERS
If I elect a postponed retirement to age 62, will I receive an increased annuity?
TSP Rated as Most Valuable Benefit to Federal Employees
OPM has released the results of the 2013 Federal Employee Benefits Survey. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) was rated as one of the top benefits available to federal employees as well as the program with the highest enrollment among the federal workforce.
FedSmith.com Users Say Working for Government Isn’t ‘Cool’
We asked our users in a recent survey if they thought that President Obama had fulfilled his promise to “make government service cool.” The overwhelming majority of respondents said they did not think working for government was “cool.”
OPM Slowly Reducing Retirement Backlog
The Office of Personnel Management continues its slow but steady reduction of the backlog of outstanding retirement claims.
The Risks of Privatizing Social Security
The author says that the notion of privatizing Social Security will not improve the financial prospects of the program.
Do You Owe Back Taxes and Have a TSP Account? Be Forewarned
318,462 federal employees owed back taxes to the federal government as of September 20, 2013. Under a proposed rule, money in the TSP accounts of these individuals could be used to pay a tax levy.
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