To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in PodcastOne or Apple Podcasts. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Five unions representing employees at the Department … [Continue reading] about Unions want VA to educate employees on pandemic resources
Pay raise or inflation catch-up: Be careful what you wish for!
So is the grass always greener on the other side? Or just sometimes? Take, for instance, cost of living adjustments for federal, military and Social Security recipients. Bigger is always better, right? Or is a super-sized COLA a yes, no, maybe or … [Continue reading] about Pay raise or inflation catch-up: Be careful what you wish for!
Time to tame Social Security’s evil twins?
After decades of nibbling on, or devouring entirely, the Social Security benefits of public employees and their survivors, Congress may be on the way to changing two laws that offset or eliminate benefits to public employees and their survivors. One … [Continue reading] about Time to tame Social Security’s evil twins?
Wanna be a TSP Trillionaire? Ask one!
There are lots of ways to become a millionaire. Some of them are even legal. You can invent something, like fire, Scrabble or potatoes, although those have been taken. Or you can write a book, then buy TV airtime, then teach seminars telling other … [Continue reading] about Wanna be a TSP Trillionaire? Ask one!
VA rethinks pay, benefits for workforce as agency faces high employee turnover
The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a 10-point human infrastructure plan, aimed at helping the agency recruit and retain in-demand workers at a time when the agency is facing record turnover among health care employees. The VA is … [Continue reading] about VA rethinks pay, benefits for workforce as agency faces high employee turnover