Cutting Federal Benefits to Align With Private Sector
The 2021 budget proposes major changes in federal benefits to align more closely with private sector benefits.
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What Taxes Will Federal Employees Have in Retirement?
What taxes can federal employees expect to pay after they retire from federal service?
Inflation and its Impact on your Federal Retirement
Federal retirees receive COLAs on their annuities to help offset inflation, but are there any similar options with your TSP account?
Federal Retirees Get a 1.6 % COLA for 2020. No One is Applauding
The COLA for 2020 has been met with a tepid response. The author explains how it is calculated as well as prospects for seeing higher future COLAs.
Federal Employees Are Lucky
The author says that although federal employees may not think of themselves as lucky, they have plenty for which to be thankful.
The Federal Retirement Process
The author describes the retirement planning process for federal employees under both FERS and CSRS.
Federal Employee Survivor Spousal Checklist
What should a federal employee’s surviving spouse do when s/he dies? This is a checklist for handling federal benefits.
Anticipating the 2020 COLA
What is the likelihood that COLA recipients see an increase in their annuity payments in January?
CSRS Offset: An Explanation of the Basics
What is CSRS Offset, and what impact does it have on your pension in retirement?
Connolly Trying Again to Change FERS COLAs
Legislation has been reintroduced to equalize COLAs paid to federal retirees under FERS and CSRS.
