Life After Government
NEWS
- Critics call TSP mutual fund option risky 11/03/09 A proposal to allow feds to invest their retirement money into mutual funds is causing heartburn in some lawmakers and unions.
- Hidden cost hikes aren't new to federal benefits programs 10/30/09 Premium jumps in the long-term care insurance program are the latest example of stealthy rate increases.
- President signs bill repealing Defense personnel system 10/28/09 Signing ceremony coincides with release of GAO report criticizing Pentagon's approach to pay for performance.
- FEHBP open season nears as Congress considers major health care reform 10/23/09 Click here for our guide to Open Season 2009.
- OPM extends window for long-term insurance changes 10/22/09 Enrollees now have until Feb. 15, 2010, to modify their plans.
- Compromise Defense policy measure advances retirement reforms 10/07/09
- Transition begins to new long-term care contract 10/02/09
- Bill could offset Medicare premium increases for federal retirees 09/28/09
- Cost of administering the TSP to increase in 2010 09/24/09
- Postal Service to offer buyouts 08/25/09
- House panel passes amended domestic partner benefits bill 07/30/09
- Pay and benefits legislation awaits lawmakers 07/07/09
- June is a slow month for TSP 07/01/09
- Federal pay and benefits provisions missing from Senate bill 06/30/09
- House sounds death knell for Pentagon pay-for-performance system 06/25/09
RETIREMENT PLANNING
By Tammy Flanagan
New Calculations
Details on recent changes in how part-time service is treated and how retirees are affected if they return to federal service.
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WEB HEADLINES
- Federal Diary: Praise for the Thrift Savings Plan (Washington Post)
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- A new trend: improving 401(k) plans (Austin American-Statesman)
- Jefferson's criminal sentencing, bankruptcy hearing a month apart (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
RESOURCES
- Federal Retirement Benefits Calculator
- OPM Retirement Services Page
- Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
- Thrift Savings Plan
- Social Security Online
- For links to a much wider variety of retirement-related links, be sure to visit our Comprehensive Retirement Resources Page
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