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

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

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

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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

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

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

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,

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,

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

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

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

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