Staff at VHA take stock as the agency celebrates 75 year of history
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.The Veterans Health Administration is marking…
Retirement tsunami? Trump bump? Rats escape the swamp? Maybe none of the above.
When Sigmund Freud famously said, “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar” — there was a lot of eye-rolling. He had,…
More paid leave for feds on the table, as COVID-19 reconciliation talks begin
It’s time for federal employees to start paying attention to the budget reconciliation process again.
House…
TSP investors overlooking a winner?
Most of the 75,420 (as of Dec. 30, 2020) feds with $1 million-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts have three things…
Retirements surge in January, pushing backlog to 8-year high
The Office of Personnel Management still hadn’t managed to recover from January 2020’s retirement surge when a new…
Required minimum distributions: The IRS and your TSP
Early in life there are three basic rules that most Americans learn if they want to get by, and prosper, in life.…
Proposals go back to the Democratic primaries
Proposals go back to the Democratic primaries
Warren, as well as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, have been pushing for some kind of student debt cancellation plan since 2019, when they were…
Retiring with your ex-spouse(s)? Not a good idea!
For lots of people retirement — the golden years — may be their best time. The career was great or at least…
Rough spots on the 2021 road to retirement
If you’re even THINKING about retiring this year, or next, two things! First, welcome to the club. Lots of people…
Military has new way to keep in touch with service members during stressful times
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.The pandemic has made a hash out of many…