Monday, October 31, 2011

Federal Employee: Best day to retire

Title: The Best Day to Retire From Now Until 2020

Article Snip: "...One of the biggest reasons that employees choose to retire around the end of the year is to cash in a large amount of use or lose leave. Assume we have an employee..."

Reference: www.fedsmith.com
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Federal Employee Buyouts Galore

Title: Everybody's got a price. What's yours?

Article Snip: "...Currently buyouts are available at Agriculture, Air Force, ATF, U.S. Courts, Education, FTC, GAO, GPO, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Library of Congress, the USPS, SBA, Smithsonian and the TSA. ..."

Reference: www.federalnewsradio.com
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Federal employee retirement systems cumulatively face $5.7 trillion in unfunded liability

Title: The Worst Pension Gap

Article Snip: "...The Federal Employees Retirement System was created in 1986 to take the place of the old Civil Service Retirement System. Civilian federal employees hired prior to 1984 remained in the old system, while..."

Reference: www.governing.com
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Federal Health Care Tip

Title: Playing Russian roulette with your health plan

Article Snip: "...If you are a federal or postal worker who is close to retirement, thinking about taking a buyout, likely to be laid off or are involved in a shaky marriage, listen up: Your lifetime health insurance benefits may be in danger. ..."

Reference: www.federalnewsradio.com
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Federal retirees to get 3.6 percent COLA increase

Title: Federal retirees to get COLA increase

Article Snip: "...an increase of 3.6 percent for most, following the announcement Wednesday of Consumer Price Index figures through September...."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
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2012 COLA for Social Security will be 3.6 percent

Title: Social Security benefits to rise 3.6 percent

Article Snip: "...Social Security retirement benefits for about 55 million people will go up by 3.6 percent next year, the first cost-of-living increase since 2009, the U.S. Social Security Administration said on Wednesday...."

Reference: www.reuters.com

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

2012 Social Security COLA

Title: Social Security: seniors to see COLA increase in 2012

Article Snip: "...The exact size of the COLA is yet to be determined, but it should be somewhere between ..."

Reference: www.csmonitor.com
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lawmaker wants to extend Federal worker retirement age

Title: Lawmaker urges end to early federal retirement

Article Snip: "...Federal workers, including members of Congress and congressional employees, would not be able to receive their pensions until age 62 under Duncan's proposal...."

Reference: www.govexec.com
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Eligibility for the special retirement supplement

Title: Supplement eligibility

Article Snip: "...Q: I am 57 with four years of military buyback and 18 years of uninterrupted federal service. I am confused about eligibility for the special retirement supplement...."

Reference: Federal Times
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More attacks on working class by GOP reps

Title: Lawmaker urges end to early federal retirement

Article Snip: "..."There are many thousands of federal employees who are retiring in their 50s and even in their late 40s," Rep. John Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., said in a letter last week to members of the congressional super committee...."

Reference: www.govexec.com
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Monday, October 3, 2011

Federal Retiree COLA could be near 4 percent

Title: Federal retirees could receive COLA boost for first time since 2008

Article Snip: "...The COLA for federal retirees and Social Security and Supplemental Security Income recipients could be nearly 4 percent as of Dec. 1, based on the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...."

Reference: www.govexec.com
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GAO buyouts and early retirements

Title: Top federal watchdog faces budget cuts

Article Snip: "...agency is offering buyouts and early retirement offers to long-serving employees; 37 have accepted the offers, a spokesman said. The buyouts and early retirement were first offered before the budget debate began...."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com
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