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Suppose you’ve worked 20, 30, 50 years for Uncle Sam. You’ve had good times and bad, successes and failures — but now its time to go. You have things to do, places to be, people (maybe grandkids) to visit. Maybe books to read. So on what is supposed … [Continue reading] about Surprise: You owe Uncle Sam another 5 years!
The House and Senate reached an agreement Tuesday that authorizes nearly $770 billion for the military in 2022. Large chunks of the more than 2,100-page bill directly affect the lives, pay and benefits of service members and their families. The bill … [Continue reading] about NDAA has big changes for personnel, even though some blockbuster provisions are changed
Compounding factors such as rolled over hours from the peak of the pandemic, delayed travel plans, and additional time to tend to COVID-19-related complications mean many federal employees had more paid time off for 2021 than normal. But it won’t all … [Continue reading] about More time off at the end of 2021, but not necessarily leaving it on the table
What if you worked for an outfit that paid most of the premium for dozens of health plan options available to you, and allowed you to shop on the clock? And even paid for an on-line service that would give you several best-guys-for-you options? If … [Continue reading] about Open Season: Shop online and on company time for your health plan
After a promising October, returns for the Thrift Savings Plan funds saw nearly across the board drops in November, according to numbers released Wednesday. Of the individual funds, the S fund took the biggest dip ending at -5.03% after posting a … [Continue reading] about Nearly all TSP funds take a dip in November after a promising October
