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
Friday, December 31, 2010
National Guard employment and fed annuity
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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