Ten Dos and Don’ts in filing for Federal Disability Retirement Benefits
These are 10 things to keep in mind when applying for FERS disability retirement.
Keeping Perspective: The TSP and Your Retirement Future
Congress is considering changes to your TSP. How should this impact your retirement investment decisions?
Do You Trust Congress With Your TSP Investment?
How safe are your investments in the TSP? It is a model program for retirement, according to some experts, but keep a close eye on it. Some in Congress see a better way to invest your money–and, perhaps, a way to help out some of their constituents at the same time.
Popular Topics: Mandatory Leave, Death Benefits and Retirement
Which topics interest federal employees the most? Here is a listing of the top articles on our site from the past seven days.
Federal Employee Death Benefits: The Daughter is Not Her Mother’s Spouse
Here’s a rather bizarre case revolving around who should be paid death benefits for a federal employee whose husband was found to have been responsible for her death.
What About Your 2011 COLA? Forget About It!
What is the current likelihood of a COLA increase in 2011? The prospects aren’t looking good. Here’s why.
Mandatory Unpaid Leave for Federal Employees in 2011?
A bill has been introduced that would allegedly cut $5.5 billion from the federal budget by requiring two weeks of mandatory unpaid leave for federal employees. The bill is also designed to ensure “that federal workers are not sheltered from the realities of life in today’s economy.”
HR 6134: Mandatory Unpaid Leave for Federal Employees
The purpose of HR 6134 is: “To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, and to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of the legislative branch, during fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.”
Removal of Air Force Nurse Upheld Despite “Discomfort With Harshness” of the Penalty
In an Air Force case, a registered nurse is fired and stays fired despite the court’s “discomfort with the harshness” of the removal penalty.
Federal Compensation: Too High, Too Low or About Right? Readers Offer Their Opinions
The federal salary war is not going away with debating experts throwing around statistics that reach opposite conclusions. What do readers think of their salary and compensation package? Is it too high, too low or about right? Should OPM conduct a study of the compensation package for federal employees that would involve objective participants from outside the federal government to eliminate controversy over federal pay? Here are the results.
