Reminder on Delay in Effective Date of FEGLI Changes
Some federal employees have been asking why the premiums related to FEGLI elections they made during the September open season …More
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Active employees who are age 50 or above, or who will be before the end of the year, and who …More
FERS Investors Should Guard against Hitting TSP Limit Too Soon
Time is running short for FERS employees to make any adjustments needed in ongoing investments if they are on an …More
TSP Withdrawal Policies Loosened for Victims of Hurricane Matthew
The TSP has temporarily loosened rules on hardship withdrawals by actively employed account holders affected by Hurricane Matthew, in the …More
Public Transit Subsidy Amount Remaining the Same
The “public transit subsidy” amount will remain unchanged at $255 maximum per month in 2017, the IRS has announced. Some …More
Retirement COLA of 0.3 Percent in January Set
A federal retirement COLA of 0.3 percent will be paid in January, following completion of the count toward that adjustment …More
Many CSRS Retirees Could Face Steep Medicare Premium Hike
The 0.3 percent 2017 retiree COLA could trigger so-called “hold harmless” Medicare provision, which states that if the increase in …More
COLA, Raise Aren’t Intertwined
The annual COLA announcement always sets off a round of confusion in the federal community involving raises and COLAs, in …More
Key Social Security Figures Rising
The Social Security withholding “FICA” tax of 6.2 percent will apply in 2017 to salary up to $127,200, up from …More
TSP Limits almost Sure to Remain the Same
It’s almost certain that the cap on regular investments in the TSP will remain at $18,000 and that the limit …More
Locality Pay Status to Be Clarified Very Soon
The Federal Salary Council has set its annual meeting for October 28, when it will recommend specific locality-based raises for …More
Order Seeks to Boost Charity Drive
President Obama has issued an executive order that seeks to boost the annual Combined Federal Campaign, the official federal workplace …More
Full Results of Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey are In
Full results of this year’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey show little change in aspects of working for the government that …More
Employees Most Negative on Performance Culture, Top Leadership
At the bottom end on this year’s federal workplace survey again were views of their agency’s leadership and performance culture. …More
Proposed Limit on Veterans Preference to Be Dropped
The main advocate of a proposal to limit veterans preference to a first competitive service federal job has dropped the …More
