Pay & Benefits
Who’s Responsible?
Both you and your agency have a role to play in ensuring you make the best decision about your future benefits.
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Catch-62 Revisited
An update on a case study in the importance of military service credit deposits.
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The COLA Factor
Taking cost-of-living allowances into consideration when setting a date to retire.
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Opening SAMBA
A venerable health plan, once restricted to law enforcement employees, is now available to all feds and retirees.
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Best Dates to Retire: Tax Considerations
Tax tips on clarifying your choice for the best time to call it a career.
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Best Dates to Retire 2009
A guide to picking the perfect day to leave in order to maximize your benefits.
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Long-Term Planning
Change is in the air for the government’s long-term care insurance program.
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Mail Call
Answers to readers questions about creditable service and calculating annuities.
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Time of Transition
Considerations for those who will be leaving government along with the Bush administration.
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Deposits and Credits
Understanding these uniquely important concepts to the federal retirement process.
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To-Do List
A guide to forms you should gather and things you should do before and after your retirement date.
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The Benefits of Social Security
What you, your spouse and your children are entitled to.
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Myth Busting
Setting the record straight about some misunderstood aspects of federal retirement.
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TSP and Taxes
A primer on the tax implications of withdrawals from your Thrift Savings Plan account.
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Words of Wisdom
Some advice and insight from my aunt and uncle, who have been retired from federal service for more than three decades.
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