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Monthly Archives: August 2020

USPS News: Hiring Freeze, Restructuring, and Q3 Financials

08/12/2020
The US Postal Service Froze All Hiring for Management Positions, is undergoing a major restructuring, and reported $2.2 Billion in Losses for the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020 Louis Dejoy, the new Postmaster General who started at USPS on ... Read More

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Financial Literacy

08/09/2020
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the financial literacy components. The House Appropriations Committee released a statement listing their concerns with the Office of Personnel Management ... Read More

Making Redeposits for Refunded Contributions Under CSRS and FERS

08/07/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer – There are federal employees who, at some point of their federal service, decided to leave federal service. At the time they separated, they elected to withdraw their retirement contributions to either the Civil Service Retirement System ... Read More

The FedLife Podcast: Tax Season for Federal Employees and Retirees

08/03/2020
The FEDLIFE Podcast for Federal Employees is Hosted by Dan Sipe and Ed Zurndorfer, this week they are talking over taxes for Feds, and what is so different in 2020 compared to previous years. FedLife Podcast (ep. 30): Tax Season ... Read More

Making Deposits for Temporary Service and Military Service under CSRS

08/01/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer (FERS employees, click here) Those federal employees who are covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) are most likely eligible to retire. These employees were hired before Jan. 1, 1984, and most likely have more than ... Read More