What Went Wrong with the Launch of Thrift Savings Plan’s New Online System? Just over two years ago, the Thrift Savings Plan launched a new online system meant to modernize and improve users’ access to their federal retirement savings. But almost immediately after the system launched, users reported widespread problems accessing their retirement savings and […]
Pay Raise for Federal Employees Seems to be All But Ensured In today’s Federal Newscast, federal employees are one step closer to receiving the 2% pay raise the Biden administration proposed for fiscal 2025. Federal employees are one step closer to receiving the 2% pay raise the Biden administration proposed for fiscal 2025. The Senate […]
What Federal Retirees Can Do to Minimize Medicare Part B IRMAA Most federal retirees are eligible to receive a monthly Social Security retirement benefit, starting as early as age 62. Many retirees wait until at least their full retirement age (FRA) (currently, age 66 years and eight months for individuals born in 1958, will be […]
Preparing For A Smooth Transition Remember, it’s your responsibility to maintain an accurate history of your federal service. Do you know the most common thing I see year after year that can be attributed to retirements of federal employees taking longer to finalize, which can result in a very unpleasant surprise? Missing or improperly documented […]
Making Government Programs Easier to Access By Sam Berger, Associate Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) released its second annual report describing the Administration’s work to identify and reduce burdens that individuals, families, and small businesses face every day when interacting with government programs. The Biden Administration […]