2024 Federal Ray Raise Update: White House Budget Says 5.2%
The White House’s proposed budget for 2024 was released last week, recommending a 5.2% pay raise for federal employees.
The Politicization of the Thrift Savings Plan Continues
Will there be an E-Fund? Read about the latest politicization of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and other possible issues with the retirement plan for feds.
OPM Sends Out Notice About FLTCIP Enrollment Suspension
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a letter with some important reminders regarding the suspension of FLTCIP.
Budget Debates on Government Spending: What Feds Should Know
With both normal budgetary debates and the debt ceiling crisis on the horizon, here’s how federal employee benefits and agency spending could be affected.
Thrift Savings Plan Monthly Recap: February 2023
TSP Update for Month Ending February 2023 – after promising January, all TSP core funds except G saw small dips in value.
Don’t Miss These Three Federal Retirement Lessons from… Football?
STWS Advisor Wes Battles offers insight on his years of experience working with feds through the lens of football
2024 COLA Outlook: Gauging Inflation and Introduced Bills
Upcoming Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries and federal annuitants. Plus, proposed legislation about both COLA and leave.
TSP Announces Several Forms Are Now Obsolete
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) released a bulletin about forms they will no longer accept.
Four Follies that Can Ruin Your Federal Retirement
Jen delves into items 1 to 4 from her ’10 more ways to ruin a federal retirement’ list.
Leave Transfer Programs for Feds Dealing with an Emergency
The final piece in our series on leave for federal employees. We go over Emergency and Voluntary Transfer Programs, then conclude with a recap on all types of leave.