Options for Changing Federal Employee Retirement
Congress is looking for ways to reduce expenses. The $93 billion spent on federal retirement is a big target.
Congress is looking for ways to reduce expenses. The $93 billion spent on federal retirement is a big target.
No action is currently being taken to add new locality pay areas. Here is a summary and a prognosis for adding new ones in January.
Will new locality pay areas be added in 2018 for the federal employee workforce?
A multi-million dollar fraud scheme has resulted in a former judge for SSA sentenced to prison, a lawyer on the run and a psychologist awaiting sentencing.
President Trump has signed into law provisions that will change the appeals process for veterans seeking certain benefits from the VA.
The Treasury Secretary says the government needs authority to borrow more money by September 29th. Could federal pension payments be suspended after this date?
The 2018 federal employee pay raise is following the usual tortuous path. Probable result: an average pay raise of 1.9% in January.
The best estimate for the 2018 COLA is 2.2% according to the Board of Trustees for the Social Security Trust Funds.
The CBO concludes a requirement for more reliable accounting of official time by federal employee unions would have a negligible impact on federal expenses.
The FRTIB has announced the appointment of its new Executive Director.