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Unions urge Congress to reject pension contribution hike

A coalition of unions and federal employee groups are urging lawmakers to reject cost-cutting proposals that harm federal pay and benefits.

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Congress , Barack Obama , Federal-Postal Coalition , federal unions , budget , debt reduction , pension , Jolie Lee

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OPM starts digitizing employee records

The Office of Personnel Management has started scanning employee records so that one day pensions can be calculated by computer.

Tags: OPM , digitization , technology , paperless , Bill Zielinski , retirement , records , Federal Times , Jolie Lee

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Retiree COLA doesn't keep pace with medical inflation

SPC certified financial planner Arthur Stein tells us how much more you could be looking at in your wallet.

Tags: Arthur Stein , pay and benefits , COLA , retirement

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USPS FERS suspension raises legal questions

After Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) questioned the Postal Service's decision to stop paying to FERS, attorney Bill Bransford said Issa may be concerned that USPS is setting a precedent for subsidizing other financially unstable agencies.

Tags: Bill Bransford , Shaw Bransford & Roth , USPS , FERS , pay and benefits , retirement , benefits , Courtney Thompson

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Gates bids farewell to Pentagon

After four-and-a-half years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says goodbye to the Pentagon. Today is his last day on the job.

Tags: Robert Gates , DoD Report , Pentagon , retirement , people , management

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Is the buyout fairy knocking on your door?

Coming soon to a federal agency near you - buyouts. So do you fit the profile? Are you buyout bait or, asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, will you be the last person left to turn out the lights?

Tags: buyouts , pay and benefits , workforce , retirement , Mike Causey , Federal Report

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Issa says USPS sets 'dangerous precedent' on FERS

In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, the head of the government's watchdog committee said the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt contributions to employees' retirement fund sets a "dangerous precedent" for other cash-strapped agencies.

Tags: Darrell Issa , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , USPS , pay and benefits , retirement , Postal Service , budget

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Small savings key for TSP retirement goals

Giving up small purchases on a daily basis can mean big savings for your retirement, according to Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

Tags: In Depth , TSP , retirement benefits , Tom Trabucco , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , pay and benefits , Jory Heckman , retirement

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Retiree/Social Security COLAs Next Target?

People who get civil service, military or Social Security retirement benefits are in line for a cost of living adjustment next year in the 3 percent range. But will Congress try to freeze, lower or delay that long-awaited COLA? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's happened before....

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , COLA , Social Security , retirement , Your Turn

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Retirement threats - separating fact from fiction

FMA's Jessica Klement discusses the biggest legislative threat to federal employees' pensions.
June 1, 2011(Encore presentation June 29, 2011)

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Congress , Jessica Klement , FMA , Your Turn , Mike Causey , budget , defined pension , FERS

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