Retirement
COLA Announced for 2015: It’s 1.7%
The COLA next year for many federal retirees and Social Security recipients will be 1.7%.
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Federal Workforce News
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…
Federal Workforce News
Calculating the 2015 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)
How much will inflation add to the amount added to your retirement annuity or Social Security payment in 2015? We will not know until sometime in October but…
Federal Workforce News
10 Questions You Need Answers To
The author offers ten questions you need to keep in mind for your financial situation as you near retirement from your federal career.
Retirement
Military Deposits: Is the Grace Period Two Years or Three?
As a general rule, your military service in the Armed Forces of the United States is creditable for federal Civil Service Retirement purposes as long as certain conditions…
Retirement
Borrowing from the G Fund (Again) to Offset the Debt Ceiling
The debt ceiling limit will again be reached on February 7th so the government will take "extraordinary measures" to fund the government. This means that retirement assets of…
Retirement
Understanding and Getting the Most Out of FERS
This is a basic guide to help federal employees understand some of the key points of the FERS system.
Federal Workforce News
Budget Agreement To Increase Pension Contributions for New Employees
Pension contributions paid by federal civilian workers hired after January 1, 2014 would increase by 1.3% under the new budget agreement according to reports. It would also allow…
Federal Workforce News
Visiting a Social Security Office: Impressions from an Infrequent Visitor
Visiting a Social Security office as a customer could have been a dreadful experience but it was not. What to expect when you visit one of these offices…
Retirement
An Open Letter to Katherine Archuleta
The author suggests a solution for improved calculation of the FERS annuity supplement in an open letter to nominee for OPM director Katherine Archuleta.