The Asian Giant Hornet, known as “murder hornets,” are not likely to cause the damage that sensational preliminary reports suggested. A Picture of an Asian Giant Hornet There are two things that are scary to read when learning about the ... Read More

OPM announced they will restore annual paid leave to feds responding to the pandemic, and will make the process easier than usual. Annual leave is important for federal employees to keep an eye on, because for many new retirees, the ... Read More

The Proposed Committee would identify ‘unnecessary’ federal agencies in hopes of reducing the nation’s debt- written by STWS Advisor, Jennifer Meyer Congressman Ross Spano (R-FL) introduced the Federal Agency Sunset Act (H.R. 7726) on June 15, 2020. The Act would ... Read More

After defrauding contractors and Government Officials to pocket $4.4 Million, a Former DEA Agent Faces 20 years in prison Garrison K. Courtney of Florida, a former DEA agent, has a trial date set for October 23, 2020, according to the ... Read More

Deferred Retirement for FERS & CSRS Federal Employees, Dan & Ed Discuss FedLife Podcast (ep. 27): Deferred Retirement Under FERS and CSRS A former federal employee is eligible for a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or Civil Service Retirement System ... Read More

CARES Act Provisions for the TSP kick in for loans, increasing the maximum for loan amounts. Plus, Connolly tells President to back off the TSP’s I-Fund Change CARES Act Provisions For Loans Go Into Effect The TSP announced today that ... Read More

A Perfect Storm Looming at the IRS- New Tax Law, Budget Cuts, Paper-Based Processing were already putting pressure on the agency- and then the Coronavirus hit. For those who filed their tax returns and are expecting a refund, the IRS ... Read More

Edward A. Zurndorfer As more and more of the “baby boomers” retire, the decision of when to start receiving their Social Security retirement benefits, and on whose benefits (their own, a current spouse’s, or a former spouse’s) they will apply ... Read More

The Cost-of-Living Adjustments, 2021 COLA: <1% Most Likely When measuring the COVID-19 emergency’s impact on the nation’s economy, there are many variables that aren’t usually in play during normal years. The CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners & ... Read More

After a near-miss with gigantic asteroids in February and April, Earth saw 7 near-Earth objects intersect with the Planet’s orbit over the weekend and into Monday On Saturday, February 15th, earlier this year, an asteroid that NASA measured to be ... Read More