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 […]
Best Dates to Retire from the Federal Government Through 2030 How do federal employees choose the best date to retire? These are some important financial considerations. Retirement planning is a pivotal stage in the life of a federal employee. Choosing the best date to retire can have a substantial impact on your financial well-being. The […]
FedSmith: TSP Doing Away with Security Questions as Part of Auth Process Now, what was my security question answer again? The Thrift Savings Plan announced recently that they will no longer be using security questions as part of their multi-factor authentication. The TSP is joining an increasing number of organizations that are dropping the venerable […]
Don’t Take Your Health for Granted I am in reasonably good health and looking forward to the summer weekends on the beach. I enjoy taking my grandson to the boardwalk to go on rides, eating pizza and ice cream, making sandcastles on the beach, looking for shells, and lots of swimming. One morning I woke […]