EPA to Offer Early Buyouts (Federal Soup)

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The Environmental Protection Agency will continue an external hiring freeze and begin offering early buyouts to employees as part of a plan to reducing its workforce.

Acting Deputy Administrator Mike Flynn in an April 17 memo to regional administrators and other top agency officials said given the agency’s current resources and in light of President Trump’s executive order to immediately reduce and streamline the federal workforce, EPAs own reduction plans will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2017.

“In light of [Office Management and Budget] guidance, we will begin the steps necessary to initiate an early out/ buyout (VERA/VSIP) program,” Flynn wrote in the memo.

He asked for patience as the details of the guidance are worked out.

EPA has about 15,000 employees a part of its workforce.

 

Source: Federal Soup

Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to relax withdraw rules for Thrift Savings Plan (by Hazel Bradford)

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Bipartisan legislation to loosen withdrawal rules for the Federal Thrift Savings Plan was introduced Thursday by Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Tom Carper, D-R.I.

The proposed changes would address what the bill sponsors characterized as overly restrictive withdrawal rules that, according to TSP surveys, are a significant reason for the $9 billion transferred out of the plan every year into higher-fee accounts when employees leave the federal government.

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Source: Pensions & Investments

WEBINAR – Survive and Thrive in Retirement

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Join us on Tuesday, April 11th at 12:00 pm EST

When you retire, you may want to travel, see the world, and spend time with your loved ones, without having to worry about running out of money. In this session, we will share the strategies that will have you doing everything you want to do during your retirement and still reach your full income potential.

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