Retirement is a Lifelong Journey
Life is a journey. To prepare for a successful retirement, a person needs to take stock of where you are in your career and plan accordingly. Here is a timeline outlining likely realities in different decades of your life and steps you can should take for your future retirement during each decade.
Posted: January 9, 2009 7:54 AM | Full Story
Who are the Likely Nominees for Key Federal Management Jobs
Here is a rundown of people nominated for key federal management positions as well as people likely to be named to some of these positions under the new administration.
Posted: January 9, 2009 7:17 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
"It's the same thing that's on any river bottom."
Forest Service employees were walking the bank of the Ocoee River picking up dead fish after the TVA released muddy sludge into the water. TVA had sought no permits and had not coordinated its efforts with the Forest Service. The fish population, largely absent for 100 years, had been starting to flourish in this part of the Ocoee, according to a recent Forest Service survey.
Posted: January 9, 2009 7:28 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
The Mystery Roar from Space
There is "something new and interesting going on in the universe," according to NASA. A newly detected signal from space is booms six times louder than expected. The roar is coming from the distant cosmos. Nobody knows what causes it.
Posted: January 9, 2009 8:22 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Headquarters Approved for New Homeland Security Facility
One of the largest construction projects in the Washington, DC area since the Pentagon was built in the 1940's will be constructing a new headquarters facility for the Department of Homeland Security. The building will be built on the grounds of St. Elizabeths, a former mental hospital founded in 1852.
Posted: January 9, 2009 7:39 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Federal Inmate Labor Doesn't Lead to Big Payday
Courts routinely dismiss copyright infringement cases against the government by federal employees who developed products as part of their employment. And, says a court, a federal inmate who copyrighted a calendar he produced while performing graphic-art labor cannot collect the $500,000 he says his product is worth,
Posted: January 9, 2009 7:06 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
21 Air Force civilians Receive Presidential Rank Award
Twenty-one Air Force senior executives and senior professionals received the 2008 Presidential Rank Award for sustained achievement in government service. Only 5 percent of the SES and equivalents, which make up approximately .03 percent of the total civilian federal workforce, may be awarded the meritorious-level rank award. Only 1 percent may be awarded the distinguished-level award. Distinguished Rank recipients receive a lump-sum payment of 35 percent of their rate of annual basic pay; Meritorious Rank recipients receive 20 percent of their rate of annual basic pay.
Posted: January 9, 2009 7:13 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Taxes and Your 2009 TSP Distributions: How To Lower Your Taxes
The drop in the value of your Thrift Savings Plan in 2008 may have you worried--especially if you are already retired. recent legislation allows investors to avoid taking the minimum required distribution in 2009. But to take advantage, you need to act sooner rather than later.
Posted: January 8, 2009 7:25 AM | Full Story
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