Are You Part of the Retirement Tsunami? Where Will You Retire?
As a federal retiree, you will have an assured source of income. You may find that living abroad offers advantages and a lifestyle unavailable to you here.
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As a federal retiree, you will have an assured source of income. You may find that living abroad offers advantages and a lifestyle unavailable to you here.
Can a federal employee make more money than an elected Member of Congress or the Congressional leadership? What about the pay cap?
The tobacco bill, which contained changes to the federal government’s thrift savings plan, has been signed into law.
A new GSA policy on smoking in GSA buildings is now effective. This affects about 30 percent of all federal employees, according to the American Lung Association, which is asking President Obama to issue an executive order to remove smoke from the workplaces of all federal employees whether or not their workplace is under GSA control.
Getting the most out of your government career is not unlike any other career; you simply need to know what to do and where to look for any answers you seek.
Investors in the Thrift Savings Plan are reversing a trend that has been continuing for months: They are again moving money into the TSP’s underlying stock funds and out of the safer G and F funds.
How could money be saved in the federal budget? One way is to compute federal retirement annuities based on the highest five years of service instead of the highest three years. Another savings would be eliminating retirement payments for federal workers who retire before 62.
Federal agencies and federal employee unions have their own agendas with the result being disputes going on for years that seem to defy logic. The appeals court calls this case the “sort of dispute that could only arise between public employees and a governmental agency.”
The tobacco bill has been approved by Congress. The new legislation will make changes to the TSP but the final version does not include a change to allow credit for unused sick leave for FERS employees.
The `Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009′ is the portion of the tobacco bill that makes changes to the Thrift Savings Plan.