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Who's on FERS?
Remember the Abbott & Costello baseball routine about "Who's on First?" Well Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is a federal version. He calls it "Who's on FERS". It's about workers who are placed in the wrong retirement system. Could you be one of them?
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FERS , CSRS Offset , Bob Braunstein
TSP: Getting Bigger & Better
What's has 8 million legs, is worth $250 billion dollars and is considered the biggest and best thing of its kind? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's one way to describe your Thrift Savings Plan which is going to get bigger and better.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , TSP , Roth IRA , Roth 401(k) , FERS , John Bogle
Is Your Pension a Target?
Is your federal retirement program the bull's eye in a bigger target? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says January is traditionally the time when wild rumors circulate. Mostly nothing happens but this time, he says, keep one eye open... just in case.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FERS , buyout , rumor control , budget
Retirees $250 Tax Credit
If you have retired from the government you may be eligible for a $250 federal tax credit. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains how it works and how to apply for it. And if you're still working, pass this on to a retired colleague.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , tax credit , Social Security
Your 2010 Lucky Numbers
January always means some new numbers for members of the federal family. Today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about two of the most important numbers you need to know.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FERS , Voluntary Contributions
So, Who Drew the Short Straw?
Do the new benefits approved for FERS employees give them a better deal than their older colleagues under the CSRS retirement plan? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked readers and he got an earful.
Tags: P&B , FERS , Mike Causey , COLA , High-3
New Benefits: Good News, Bad News
Millions of current and former federal workers will benefit from the benefit changes effective with the new Defense Authorization Act, but many millions more will be left out in the cold because they left government before the bill became law. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the numbers.
Tags: P&B , FERS flu , transitioning to retirement , COLA , Mike Causey
Sick Leave Phase In...
The good news is that Congress has given federal workers a major financial incentive to save their sick leave. But, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey say the bad news is that a full cure for the so-called FERS flu is still years away...
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FERS flu , NSPS , 2010 Defense Authorization Bill
FERS Flu and Fighter Jets
What do nuclear submarines or legacy jet fighters have to do with the plan to give FERS employees a major incentive to save their sick leave? Well, there is a link, according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, who says that Congress sometimes works in strange ways.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , FERS flu , retirement , sick leave , COLAs ,
Big Bucks Wish List
When Congress passed the Tobacco bill, many federal and postal workers and retirees got short-changed because it moved so quickly. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they have a fighting chance to recoup some of those losses in the pending Defense Authorization battle between the House and Senate.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FERS , locality pay , retirement benefits , silver tsunami , Tobacco Bill , defense budget
