Federal Employee Life Insurance Needs & Options for Coverage – Part IV
09/30/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer The month of September has been designated by the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA) as “Life Insurance Awareness Month”. Since many federal employees have a need for life insurance, the FEDZONE is presenting a series ... Read More
OPM Proposes Rule to Make Federal Workforce More ‘Disposable’
09/29/2020
A new rule proposed by OPM would make temporary federal positions’ maximum length six years longer, which could make some federal positions more interchangeable On September 14th, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed a new rule regarding temporary federal ... Read More
HHS Communication Official Apologizes for Controversial Facebook Comments
09/28/2020
Michael Caputo, the top communications official for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Apologized for comments made during a Facebook Live Event The HHS is one of the key leading agencies in the Government’s response to the coronavirus ... Read More
FEDLIFE Podcast Ep. 34: Pros and Cons of Payroll Tax Deferral
09/25/2020
From Serving Those Who Serve: Positive and Negatives of Payroll Tax Deferral In this episode, Dan Sipe and Ed Zurndorfer break down everything you need to know in regards to this tax deferral, and what this could mean once the ... Read More
Federal Employee Life Insurance Needs & Options for Coverage – Part III
09/23/2020
The month of September has been designated by the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA) as “Life Insurance Awareness Month.” Since many federal employees have a need for life insurance, the FEDZONE is presenting a series of columns this ... Read More
Around 46,000 Veterans Had Private Information Stolen in Data Breach
09/22/2020
Data Breach at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Results in 46,000 Veterans having private information compromised The VA announced that one of their financial services center’s online applications had been accessed by unauthorized users, who accessed the private data ... Read More
Federal Employee Life Insurance Needs & Options for Coverage – Part II
09/21/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer– The month of September has been designated by the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA) as “Life Insurance Awareness Month.” Since many federal employees have a need for life insurance, the FEDZONE is presenting a series ... Read More
The Election and Your TSP
09/18/2020
STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer Breaks Down What Feds Need to Know About their TSP Investments on the Brink of a Presidential Election It is an almost daily question in the life of a financial advisor these days- “should I make ... Read More
CARES Act Deadline for TSP Loans is September 22nd
09/17/2020
The temporarily increased maximum amount for TSP loans will expire on September 22nd The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) for Federal Employees increased the maximum loan amount from $50,000 to $100,000 due to the CARES Act and coronavirus crisis. The online ... Read More
Launching in 2021, Jeanette Epps to Become First Black Woman on the ISS
09/16/2020
Jeanette Epps, who Earned Her Graduate and Doctorate Degrees at University of Maryland and Worked for the CIA, is Set to Become the First Black Woman to Live on the International Space Station (ISS) Jeanette Epps has been with NASA ... Read More
