Where you live in retirement can impact your retirement income because different states tax the “three legs” of FERS, and CSRS, differently. For FERS retirees, they should have three sources of income to draw from upon retiring from the Federal ... Read More

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The fourth piece from our Coach’s Corner about deciding to take a job at a different government agency- by Bob Oberleitner contact the coach [email protected]  Federal Retirement Webinars Chapter Four: Where to Search In Chapters 1 – 3 we covered ... Read More

Part 2 in a 3-part series on federal employees who occupy “rigorous” positions and are subject to “special provisions.” The second job we’ll look at: Federal Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs). A Federal LEO is an employee of the US Government ... Read More

The third piece from our Coach’s Corner about deciding to take a job at a different government agency- by Bob Oberleitner contact the coach [email protected]  Federal Retirement Webinars Chapter Three: More Skills According to OPM, there are over 2 million ... Read More

Social Security news: 2023 COLA looking like 8.7%  + legislation to eliminate the WEP and GPO makes it out of House committee. In the middle of Summer, as inflation was rising, the CPI-W index was indicating the 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustment ... Read More

The fourth article from Ed about Life Insurance Options for feds – make sure you get all the details about “pension-max” Edward A. Zurndorfer This is the fourth of four FEDZONE columns during the month of September in conjunction with ... Read More

The second piece from our Coach’s Corner about deciding to take a job at a different government agency- by Bob Oberleitner contact the coach [email protected]  Federal Retirement Webinars Chapter Two: Preparation Feeling stagnant or capped out at your current agency?  ... Read More

Part 1 in a 3-part series on federal employees who occupy “rigorous” positions and are subject to “special provisions.” The first job we’ll focus on: Federal Firefighters. Federal firefighters are employees of the US Government who work primarily with the ... Read More

The first piece from our Coach’s Corner on deciding to take a position at another agency – by Bob Oberleitner contact the coach [email protected]  Federal Retirement Webinars Chapter One: Self-Exploration Are you looking for something more in your job? Maybe ... Read More