STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer reviews 2021 so far. For Feds, a 2022 pay raise, equal COLA for FERS, and Comprehensive leave have all been proposed by Congress. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© As we move into the second full week of February ... Read More

STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer reviews the Thrift Savings Plan after an eventful January, S Fund up 36.45% Jennifer Meyer, CFP© The new year is off to an interesting start, to say the least. The first week of January brought an ... Read More

Two proposed bills in Congress could mean good news for feds: The Equal COLA Act and the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act Gerry Connolly, the Representative from Virginia, introduced the Equal COLA Act again, having last proposed the ... Read More

Determining One’s Filling Status is the First Step in the Preparation of the 2020 Federal Tax Return Edward A. Zurndorfer With the official start of the 2021 tax season about a week away on February 12, 2021, many federal employees ... Read More

Katherine Johnson, Famous Fed, was featured in the 2016 Movie “Hidden Figures” Being that the month of February is black history month, we’re observing the occasions by highlighting one of the more famous African-American Federal employees, Katherine Johnson. Featured in ... Read More

3.2% Federal Pay Raise for 2022 indicated in proposed legislation. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR Act) was introduced for the 6th time in Congress. Since 2016, the bill itself has been proposed annually but has never become law. ... Read More