House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Hiring in Government
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines…
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Technology in Government
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines…
2021 COLA for FERS, CSRS, and Social Security: 0%?
STWS Advisor, Jen Meyer, explores why the 2021 COLA might be zero
Drop in Immigration Applications Almost Led to 14,000 Furloughed Feds
75% of the federal staff at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were almost furloughed with revenue from applications…
NASA Announces Winners of the 2020 Invention and Software Awards
The Winners of the 2020 Invention and Software Awards went to teams designing systems for drones, robo-gloves, and an “app…
Presidential Rank Awards Canceled for First Time Since 2013
The Presidential Rank Awards were Canceled for only the second time in its 41-year-old history. The first time was in…
2021 Federal Pay Raise Update: 3% for the Military, at least 1% for Feds
The General Scale Pay Raise for 2021 is set to be 1% unless Congress can change it- the Military’s pay…
Making Deposits for Temporary Service and Military Service under FERS
Mid-Career Evaluation and Planning Part I: Making Deposits for Temporary Service and Military Service under FERS
FEDLIFE PODCAST- Ep. 29: Social Security for Federal Employees
Social Security for Federal Employees- one leg of the FERS Tripod
The Thrift Savings Plan’s G-Fund when Matched Against Inflation
The G-Fund in the TSP is Guaranteed to never provide a return less than zero, but can it keep pace…