Posted on Tuesday, 26th January 2010 by Dennis Damp

Thanks to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act a number of retirement benefit changes were implemented that will help many federal employees and retirees.  Everything from some retirees being able to keep both their annuity and federal check if they decide to go back to work for Uncle Sam as a rehired annuitant , more […]

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• ANNUITIES / ELIGIBILITY
• BENEFITS / INSURANCE
• EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
• LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL
• RETIREMENT CONCERNS
• SOCIAL SECURITY / MEDICARE

Posted on Sunday, 24th January 2010 by Chuck Jumpeter

HAPPY NEW YEAR! It seems like just yesterday that we were all concerned about the “Y2K” bug and now, here we are, a full decade later and Y2K is nothing more than an old joke. We were also challenged with another bug, swine flu, and that too, while creating some problems, did not have the […]

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• RETIREMENT CONCERNS
• UNCATEGORIZED
• WELLNESS / HEALTH

Posted on Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 by Dennis Damp

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Clause. The signed National Defense Authorization Act permits FERS employees to apply their accrued sick leave towards retirement. However, the credit is phased in with a 50 percent credit for those who retire now and full conversion after January 1, 2014. OPM  is developing final regulations on this subject […]

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• BENEFITS / INSURANCE
• LIFESTYLE / TRAVEL