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Frankenstein, Dracula, Nick Nolte at the gates

What's your worst nightmare? How about Dracula, Frankenstein and Nick Nolte appearing in your bedroom? Or is it the long-predicted retirement tsunami? Because maybe, after 13 years of building up, it's on its way, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , retention , retirement tsunami

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TSP notes: TSP Roth launch 'on time'

Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the "three-legged stool" of federal retirement, the ballpark-estimate calculator and how it works.

Tags: TSP , pay and benefits , workforce , benefits , Tom Trabucco , FRTIB , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore

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Roth TSP set for May 7 launch

The Roth option for the Thrift Savings Plan, which will allow federal employees to contribute after-tax dollars toward their retirement-savings accounts, will launch May 7, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announced today. The board, which first began planning the Roth TSP in June 2009 when it was authorized, made the announcement at its quarterly meeting of TSP coordinators.

Tags: Roth TSP , TSP , Gregory Long , pay and benefits , Jack Moore

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Workplace violence, retirement , and sequestration

Host Mike Causey and his guests will be talking about cases of workplace violence in the federal government, how you could be affected by an increase in retirement applications, and how one organization feels about sequestration.
October 10, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , workplace violence , sequestration , Janet Kopenhaver , Federally Employed Women , Your Turn , Mike Causey

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All feds wind up buried in limestone mine

No matter what your rank or job is or where you work, in the end you will wind up buried in a limestone mine in a remote corner of Pennsylvania, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. And once you retire it could be a long time before you see your first full annuity payment. But things seem to be getting better.

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , OPM , John Berry

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Important financial considerations for women and for charitable donations

Certified Financial Planner Kristina Sturgis discusses financial planning issues related to retirement.
October 8, 2012

Tags: For Your Benefit , Kristina Sturgis , Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , financial planning , charitable giving , pay and benefits ,

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Federal retirements continue to exceed expectations

For three months in a row, the number of federal retirements has exceeded what the Office of Personnel Management projected. OPM estimated it would receive 7,000 retirement claims in September. The actual number of claims the personnel agency received was 11,952.

Tags: OPM , annuity , workforce , Jolie Lee , pay and benefits

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$hrinking buyouts: An offer you can't refuse?

Do you have something that is shrinking with age? If you are with the Postal Service, its the size of your buyouts, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. They are getting smaller all the time. Is this a trend feds in other agencies need to watch? Is it the precursor of an offer you can't refuse.

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

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Pay or pension: Back to the future

Two years into a three-year pay freeze, thousands of retirement-eligible feds are doing the math and concluding that maybe they would be better off retired and getting inflation adjustments rather than working at their 2010 salary rate, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So what's in it for you?

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , COLA , pay freeze ,

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Roth TSP now open to active-duty servicemembers

As of Monday, active-duty members of the Army, Navy and Air Force can now participate in the Roth Thrift Savings Plan option.

Tags: TSP , Roth TSP , pay and benefits , DoD , Jolie Lee

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