Reg Jones Expert’s View

Almost one year ago, Joseph A. Beaudoin, President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, testified before the …More

Over the last three weeks, I’ve written about early retirement offers (VERAs), retirement under the MRA+10 provision, and deferred retirements. …More

Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about the rules governing the retirement of employees who are offered a VERA …More

Last week, I wrote about the rules governing the retirement benefits of employees whose agencies offer them an opportunity to …More

For the last few years, agencies have been shaking the branches and unloading thousands of employees who decided that this …More

Last week I wrote about additional ways that sick leave could be used, specifically citing childbirth and adoption. This week …More

Last week I wrote about the value of sick leave, with special emphasis on how it is used to increase …More

Last week I wrote about annual leave, a benefit that has high value throughout your working career. And it’s one …More

Annual leave is one of the best benefits provided to federal employees. But the rules on how you accumulate it …More

When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be an archaeologist. One definition of archaeology is “the study of …More

2013 was a year when a lot of employees decided to throw in the towel and retire. If you were …More

If you are a CSRS employee who has, or will have, enough Social Security credits to be eligible for an …More

With all the bashings, brickbats and mistreatment that federal employees have had in recent times, it’s no wonder that a …More

Last week, I wrote about the best date to retire in 2013. What I didn’t do was deal with the …More

Listen up all you CSRS and FERS employees who are eligible to retire and are trying to make up your …More