Actor known from the “The Office,” among other shows and films, once worked as a Federal Employee Complimentary Webinars Steve Carell, an actor famous for his role in TV’s The Office and films such as Anchorman, worked for about 6 ... Read More
Student Loan Repayments Will Resume on October 1st
06/15/2021
Ed Zurndorfer goes over the Student Loan Repayments that Resume on October 1, 2021 There are many federal employees who graduated from colleges and universities within the last 5 to 10 years and have student loans they are currently paying ... Read More
Want to Retire Earlier? “MRA plus 10” Retirement May Be an Option for FERS
06/14/2021
For Those FERS Employees Who Have Reached MRA and Want to Retire Earlier, “MRA +10” Retirement May Be an Option by Ed Zurndorfer “MRA+10” Retirement May Be an Option The 2019 partial federal government shutdown has prompted many employees to ... Read More
FEDLIFE PODCAST: Everything You Thought You Knew About Federal Pensions
06/11/2021
Dan Sipe and Ed Zurndorfer go into depth about everything a federal employee needs to know about preparing for retirement, spousal survivor benefits and more. FedLife Podcast, episode 51. Everything You Thought You Knew About Federal Pensions Preparing for retirement ... Read More
Defense Contracts for Augmented Reality, Night Vision, and Cloud Computing
06/10/2021
The Pentagon recently indicated it is not abandoning the JEDI contract with Microsoft despite prolonged legal delays- plus other defense contracts for AR and Night Vision Goggles. Complimentary Webinars The JEDI Contract The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (or JEDI) cloud ... Read More
Want to Leave Federal Service? Deferred Retirement Might Be an Option
06/09/2021
From Ed Zurndorfer – For Employees Who Want to Leave Federal Service, Deferred Retirement May Perhaps Be an Option The recent partial Federal government shutdown has prompted many employees to consider retiring from federal service earlier than planned. The frustration ... Read More
Estate Planning, Part Two: Post-Mortem
06/08/2021
What Every Individual Needs in Their Estate Plan Part II: Planning Post-Mortem < Part I: Incapacity What has happened over the past 15 months in the United States and throughout the world as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic ... Read More
Understanding the FERS Insurable Interest Survivor Annuity Benefit
06/07/2021
Ed Zurndorfer breaks down the FERS Insurable Interest Survivor Annuity Benefit for Federal Employees A recent column discussed the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) spousal survivor annuity benefit. This column discusses a FERS insurable interest survivor annuity benefit, including what ... Read More
Estate Planning, Part One: Planning for Incapacity
06/03/2021
What Every Individual Needs in their Estate Plan, Part I: Planning for Incapacity Edward A. Zurndorfer What has happened over the past 15 months in the United States and throughout the world as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic ... Read More