With the government shutdown going on 2 weeks, furloughed federal employees may not start the year off with a paycheck. While it’s likely furloughed employees...
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IRS May Have a Delayed Start to the Tax Filing Season
If the shutdown extends into January, many furloughed Internal Revenue Service workers may have to come to work without pay, delaying tax filing season,...
Medicare Part D for Retirees and FEHB
Medicare Part D is a voluntary prescription drug program for Medicare beneficiaries. It gives access to retail outpatient prescription drugs at reduced rates....
Retirement Processing at the Office of Personnel Management
The number of retirement applications spikes at the beginning of each year because many federal employees plan their retirements at the end of the year to...
Military, Mail, and National Security During a Shutdown
With a federal government shutdown possible at the end of this week, a lot of information is being released about who would get furloughed and which agencies...
How a Shutdown Could Affect Pay, Leave, and Benefits
Lawmakers have until this Friday, December 21st to finalize funding for several agencies to avoid a partial government shutdown. Not all agencies, however,...
Your Scheduled Leave and a Shutdown
If you’ve booked a vacation between Christmas and New Year’s, you may find yourself using unpaid leave. If Congress cannot reach a deal to fund the government...
2019 TSP Contribution Limits
There is good news if you are a federal employee saving for retirement. The Internal Revenue Service has announced next year’s contribution limits for the...
Federal Retirement 101—Part 2: Steps to Take When You’re Ready to Retire
As part 1 of this post showed us, it’s important to strategically pick your retirement date to maximize your annuity, especially if you’re a CSRS employee....
Federal Retirement 101—Part 1: Best Days to Retire
Do you know which days are considered “the best days to retire”? Do you know what steps you need to take to begin the retirement process? This 2-part post...
Can You Be Forced by Your Agency to Relocate?
When an agency decides to relocate an office, or the entire agency (this can be done for many reasons), can they force you, if you are employed by them, to...
Stock Holdings Increased Across Lifecycle TSP Funds
The Thrift Savings Plan program will increase the proportion of some investments in certain stocks with the hopes of growing the amount of money annuitants...
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