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Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s Federal benefits news, we uncover the retroactively reduced Health Savings Account limit, learn where benefits came from, explain Social Security’s future in plain English, and continue to discuss the President’s management agenda and civil service reform.  Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading On Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading On Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s Federal benefits news, we hear the echo calling for civil service reform, learn that being a Fed in DC is not the same as the rest of the country, get an update on changes to your TSP, and discuss what happens when life takes an unexpected turn. Let’s get started.

Could I Lose My Federal Pension?

Could I Lose My Federal Pension?

Late last week we learned that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Almost immediately, the press began to report that McCabe had lost his pension—something that he had worked towards for more than 20 years. So, here’s a question (several actually) that came to me from a reader. Could I lose my Federal pension?

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s benefits news, we’ll hear some agencies now say layoffs are unlikely, test your retirement readiness with a quiz, find that Feds are doing amazing things and winning awards, and learn about your spouse’s rights to the money in your Thrift Savings Plan. Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

In this week’s benefits news, we get the details on how to best conduct a RIF, learn that the TSP modified its hardship withdrawal rules for those affected by recent storms, discover the impact that your pension has on your salary if you return to work after retiring, and discuss if there’s a crisis of meaning in Federal service. That’s some heavy stuff, man. Let’s get started.

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits

This week’s news includes a broad array of stories on your pay and benefits including the modernization happening at the Thrift Savings Plan, what you should know about your benefits if you leave Federal service, and legislation that would make it easier to fire Federal employees. I’ve also included a frequently asked question about getting married after retirement and survivor benefits that I answered in a blog post this week. Let’s get started.