Friday, December 31, 2010

National Guard employment and fed annuity

Title: National Guard employment and fed annuity
Article Snip: "...Q: I’m over 50 years old and in a Federal Employees Retirement System law enforcement position with more than 22 years of..."
Reference: federaltimes.com
Federal Retirement News

Disabled fed workers' comp better than retirement

Title: Disabled fed workers' comp better than retirement
Article Snip: "...Would you rather receive up to 75 percent of your salary tax free for the rest of your life as workers' compensation or up to 60 percent of your salary as your retirement...."
Reference: www.chicagonow.com
Federal employee disability, Federal employee and workers compensation

Monday, December 27, 2010

Baby boomers near 65 with retirements in jeopardy

Title: Baby boomers near 65 with retirements in jeopardy
Article Snip: "...Starting in January, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day will turn 65, a pattern that will continue for the next 19 years...."
Reference: www.msnbc.msn.com
Baby Boomer Stats,

Federal Employees and the ROTH Retirement Plan

Title: Federal Employees and the ROTH Retirement Plan
Article Snip: "...it authorized the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to add a Roth 401(k) feature to the TSP..."
Reference: Federal Employees
Federal Employees Retirement

Monday, December 20, 2010

Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans – Top Rated Announced

Title: Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans – Top Rated Announced
Article Snip: "...The top rated Medicare advantage prescription drug plans have been announced. Inland Empire Health Plan i.e. IEHP Medicare DualChoice (HMO SNP) is one..."
Reference: businessservicenews.com
Medicare part d

Could You Retire Without Social Security?

Title: Could You Retire Without Social Security?
Article Snip: "...This week's landmark tax deal sharply changes the financial outlook for Social Security. That has huge implications for your retirement. And most people don't have a clue what's coming. ..."
Reference: wsj.com
social security,

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Federal Employee Retirement Resources

Title: Federal Employee Retirement Resources
Article Snip: "...FDIC, Retirement calculator, retirement programs, TSP, FERS, CSRS..."
Reference: www.usa.gov
federal employee retirement

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

2011 Best Date to Retire

Title: Best Date to Retire in 2011
Article Snip: "...many people are curious about the best day to retire in 2011. Well, the best day to retire in 2011 is..."
Reference: www.fedsmith.com
Best date to retire in 2011, Best date to retire in 2012

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Extra $250 for those on Social Security blocked

Title: Republicans block extra $250 for those on Social Security
Article Snip: "...The measure would have provided the one-time payment to 54 million Social Security recipients in lieu of an annual cost-of-living adjustment...."
Reference: www.latimes.com
Social Security Stimulus,

Medical evidence needed for disability retirement applications under FERS or CSRS

Title: Medical Evidence for Disability Retirement
Article Snip: "...here are some questions that must be answered by the medical documentation you include with your application in order to be granted disability retirement by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)..."
Reference: http://www.federal-law.com/medical-evidence-for-disability-retirement via postal-newsgroup.blogspot.com
federal disability retirement

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Tax break and how YOU are going to pay for it

Title: Payroll Tax Cut: A Short Primer
Article Snip: "...the government would have to borrow to make up the lost revenue to the Social Security trust fund. The plan's detractors say it would undermine the program and likely become permanent..."
Reference: wsj.com
Social Security

Monday, December 6, 2010

Your nest egg is a lot skimpier than it should be. Here's what you can do now.

Title: Retiring in 10 Years? Uh-Oh.
Article Snip: "...Imagine this scenario: You're only five or 10 years from when you hope to retire—but your portfolio looks like it needs another lifetime to bulk up. What do you do?..."
Reference: wsj.com
Retirement

Friday, December 3, 2010

Feds' pensions, health plans safe from cuts, for now

Title: Feds' pensions, health plans safe from cuts, for now
Article Snip: "...cuts to federal employee salaries and benefits were among the recommendations that the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform did not approve today. The commission needed 14 votes to pass the strategy to reduce the federal deficit, but received only 11. ..."
Reference: www.federalnewsradio.com
federal employee salaries

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Federal Workers Rage Over Obama's Pay Freeze

Title: Federal Workers Rage Over Obama's Pay Freeze
Article Snip: "...Clemmens, who works for the Social Security Administration, said she voted for Obama but won't again. "I can't wait until I retire," the life-long government worker..."
Reference: foxnews.com
Federal Pay Freeze

FEHB and Retirees

Title: From budgets to benefits
Article Snip: "...it is specified in the FEHB law that only two rating categories are defined - self and family. Because FEHB covers retirees, in addition to active employees and their families, the premiums for a self plus one (or married) category have been determined by OPM actuaries to be more costly than the family category for FEHB...."
Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
FEHB and retired Federal Employees

Friday, November 12, 2010

Cutting Social Security highly unpopular

Title: 85% of voters polled are opposed to cutting Social Security
Article Snip: "..."The Deficit Commission does not speak for the American people. Our poll clearly shows that all voters, even conservatives, don't want to see any cuts to Social Security...."
Reference: www.democracyforamerica.com
social security cuts

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Cut federal spending and freeze pay and employment levels

Title: Deficit reduction panel leaders say cut federal spending and freeze pay and employment levels
Article Snip: "...The co-leaders of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform proposed cutting defense budgets, freezing military noncombat pay and federal civilian pay for three years, and reducing federal employment levels by 200,000. ..."
Reference: www.asmconline.org

Monday, November 8, 2010

Rand Paul pushes budget cuts for Social Security, Medicare

Title: Rand Paul pushes budget cuts for Social Security, Medicare
Article Snip: "...Social Security, Medicare and defense should also be "on the table." "You have to look at entitlements," he said...."
Reference: www.nydailynews.com
Social Security cuts, Rand Paul, Medicare cuts,

Friday, November 5, 2010

Don't Forget Medicare

Title: Don't Forget Medicare
Article Snip: "...If you're a retired federal employee over 65 and enrolled in Medicare, then it becomes the primary payer unless..."
Reference: www.govexec.com
retired federal employee and medicare,

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

OPM to increase interim annuities for new Fed retirees

Title: OPM to increase interim annuities for new Fed retirees
Article Snip: "...Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry pledged Wednesday to increase new retirees' interim annuity payments — even if it means some will temporarily be overpaid...."
Reference: www.federaltimes.com
Federal Retirement, Federal Employee Retirees, Interim Retirement Annuities, OPM,

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Regional Medicare costs rise sharply

Title: Regional Medicare costs rise sharply
Article Snip: "...seniors are facing a dizzying array of Medicare plan choices with premium costs that have risen sharply -- nearly tripling in at least one case...."
Reference: www.buffalonews.com
Medicare Increase, Medicare Premium,

Thursday, October 21, 2010

FERS Annuity Supplement

Title: FERS Annuity Supplement
Article Snip: "...FERS annuity supplement is paid in addition to gross monthly Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuity benefits. It represents what you would receive for your FERS civilian service from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and is calculated as if you were eligible to receive SSA benefits on the day you retired. Eligibility for the annuity supplement continues until ..."
Reference: www.opm.gov
FERS Annuity Supplement, social security,

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Seniors Protection Act of 2010 (H.R.5987)

Title: H.R.5987 -- Seniors Protection Act of 2010 (Introduced in House - IH)
Article Snip: "...To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other Federal benefits receive a one-time $250 payment in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011. ..."
Reference: thomas.loc.gov
2011 COLA, Seniors Protection Act of 2010 (H.R.5987),

Shots hit Pentagon; temporary lockdown

Title: Shots hit Pentagon; temporary lockdown
Article Snip: "...did not know whether there was any connection between Tuesday's incident and Monday's discovery of bullet holes in windows at the National Museum of the Marine Corps ..."
Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Sunday, October 10, 2010

No Social Security COLA expected for 2011

Title: No Social Security COLA expected for 2011
Article Snip: "...The government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in monthly benefits...."
Reference: www.google.com

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Federal Disability Retirement

Title: Ten Dos and Don'ts in filing for Federal Disability Retirement Benefits
Article Snip: "...Once a medical condition or disability impedes, prevents, or otherwise impacts a career goal, the perspective changes. The laws which govern the attempt to file for, and obtain, Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS..."
Reference: www.fedsmith.com

Sunday, September 19, 2010

For Federal Employees - The Retirement Numbers Don't Add Up

Title: For Federal Employees - The Retirement Numbers Don't Add Up
Article Snip: "...When considering retirement, federal employees have differing opinions. And according to a 2006 survey conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the International Foundation for Retirement Education, federal employees have ..."
Reference: www.fedsmith.com
federal retirement, federal employees, federal employment,

Friday, June 4, 2010

Woman retires after nearly 65 years as a federal employee

Title: Woman retires after nearly 65 years as a federal employee
Article Snip: "...average length of service for all federal employees as of December was 13.8 years. Only 3.85 percent of the federal workforce has service of 35 years or more...."
Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
Edena Wood, Retirement,

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Federal Retirement Calculators and more

Title: Federal Retirement Calculators and more

Article Snip: "...the best resource for Federal Employee 'calculators' found online. References to calculators found online...."
Reference: the-best-calculator.blogspot.com

Friday, April 23, 2010

Best Date to Retire: FERS and CSRS

Title: The Magic Date
Article Snip: "...It is true that under CSRS, the first few days of a month can be a good time to retire because employees are granted a three-day grace period at the beginning of every month, during which their annuity will kick in the following day. But an employee who retires on..."
Reference: www.govexec.com

Monday, April 5, 2010

Retirement Improvements for Federal Workers...

Title: Better job applicants, hired faster, is OPM goal
Article Snip: "...To improve the processing of retirement claims, Berry asked for additional staff to allow OPM to reduce claims processing from 45 to 40 days in 2011 and 38 days in 2012. Berry also wants to continue automating the retirement..."
Reference: fredericksburg.com

Sunday, March 28, 2010

The most pension-friendly states

Title: Retiree Tax Heavens (and Hells), 2009-2010
Article Snip: "...Federal taxes will be about the same no matter where you live, but state and local tax burdens can vary greatly, especially if you’re retired...."
Reference: www.kiplinger.com

Rubio's Social Security comments may have handed Crist next attack

Title: Rubio's Social Security comments may have handed Crist next attack
Article Snip: "...Marco Rubio telling a national TV audience that he raising the retirement age for Social Security has "got to be part of the solution" for the the troubled social program...."
Reference: tampabay.com

Friday, March 26, 2010

Federal Government Employee Retirement Calculator

Title: Federal Government Employee Retirement Calculator
Article Snip: If you are looking for a Federal Government Employee Retirement Calculator to estimate your federal retirement pay, this site references the OPM link. This site also offers several other often requested calculators.
Reference: the-best-calculator.blogspot.com

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Federal Retirement Fraud ...don't do it

Title: West Frankfort sentenced for fraudulently collecting retirement benefits
Article Snip: "...woman to prison for fraudulently collecting her dead father's federal employee retirement benefits for 13 years...."
Reference: www.fox2now.com

Saturday, January 9, 2010

The Health and Retirement Study

Title: The Health and Retirement Study
Article Snip: "...the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) — designed to inform the national retirement discussion as the population so dramatically ages. Since its launch in 1992, the HRS has painted a detailed portrait of America’s older adults, helping us learn about this growing population’s physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial situations, family support systems, work status, and retirement planning. Through its unique and in-depth interviews with a nationally representative sample of adults over the age of 50, the HRS provides an invaluable, growing body of multidisciplinary data to help address the challenges and opportunities of aging. ..."
Reference: umich.edu

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Social Security offers online retirement information

Title: Social Security offers online retirement information
Article Snip: "...You can apply for retirement benefits from your home or office at www.socialsecurity.gov. ..."
Reference: www.nogalesinternational.com
Social Security,