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Cubicle or crypt? It's your call!
Is your cubicle at work likely to become your crypt, too? Are you a work-till-you-drop lifer? Seems that lots of feds are, but do you know what's keeping them on the job, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey ponders.
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , retirement , Federal Report , FERS , CSRS ,
Commissioner Astrue: Social Security back up center ready early
Social Security disability claims are being stymied at the state level, claims the Commissioner
Tags: mngt , Michael Astrue , disability claims
Federal retirement just a few clicks away
In many ways, CSRS and FERS are two of a kind. But which one's Patty and which one's Cathy?
Tags: mngt , Michael Astrue , patty duke , technology , transparency , best practices
Social Security prepares for potential furloughs
The Social Security Administration wants to start talks about preparing for furloughs, according to a letter from the agency to the union representing SSA employees.
Tags: furlough , pay and benefits , AFGE , Jay Clary , House Ways and Means Committee , Xavier Becerra , Sander Levin , Jolie Lee , budget
Long-range fix for Social Security proposed
If you're going to touch the third rail of American politics, do it the right way. National Academy of Social Insurance's Virginia Reno tells us how.
Tags: Federal Drive , Income Security Policy , National Academy of Social Insurance , Virginia Reno , debt , SSA
Federal/Social Security COLA Stalling?
Federal, military and Social Security retirees were delighted last month when it appeared they were on track for a January cost of living adjustment of around 3.3 percent, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says living costs are down, believe it or not, and the COLA may be in danger of stalling.
Tags: retirement , COLA , FERS , Mike Causey , Federal Report , CPI , chained CPI , BLS , pay and benefits
Pay, Pensions, Puppies & The Debt Limit
Which of the following items are NOT at stake in the current White House-Congressional debt limit dance: pay raises, your insurance premiums, the health of your brand-new puppy or future raises for federal and Social Security retirees? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's both serious and confusing and, maybe down the road, amusing too.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , retirement , debt ceiling , budget , pay freeze
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 , retirement , Your Turn
Booming boomer population straining D.C.'s suburbs
Baby boomers and retirees make up the fastest-growing populations in the Washington suburbs, new data show, growth that experts say will strain state and local governments to the breaking point.
Tags: Ben Orr , Brookings Institution , U.S. Census , The Washington Examiner , Urban Institute , Richard Johnson , baby boomers ,
Federal employee's guide to the known and unknown benefits universe
NITP presenters Bob Braunstein and James Marshall will answer your questions about Social Security, the TSP, and other federal benefits programs.
May 23, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , federal benefits , TSP , FERS , CSRS , FERCCA , LTC , Medicare , Medicare part B , NITP , Bob Braunstein , James Marshall , Bob Leins , For Your Benefit , insurance , retirement
