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Federal Pay Raise 2025

05/13/2024
Federal employees can anticipate a 2.0% for the 2025 Federal Pay Raise – will this keep pace with inflation? As we covered in a previous article, the White House suggested 2% for next year’s federal salary increase in the Biden ... Read More

The Case for Roth Conversions through 2025

03/14/2024
The Case for Roth Conversions through 2025: Maximizing Tax Savings for Federal Government Employees and Retirees By: Katelyn Murray, CFP®, ChFEBC®, FBS®, CFT-1™, ECA – By Katelyn Murray- Roth conversions are a bit of a hot-button topic as of late ... Read More

2025 Federal Pay Raise: White House Budget Update

03/13/2024
The White House published its budget proposal this week for fiscal year 2025 and indicates a lower pay raise for federal workers than the past few years The Biden Administration released its recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It ... Read More

Government Shutdown Countdown in Congress Continues

03/04/2024
Government shutdown averted for the fourth time since October 1st. Bill has been introduced to fund the government and end the threat of a closure. Although regular citizens are certainly impacted when the government experiences a shutdown, members of the ... Read More

The Fed15 Podcast: Expense Ratios for TSP Funds and Gerry Connolly

02/27/2024
Expense ratios for the TSP funds recently went down – will this trend continue? Also – Dan raves about Gerry Connolly – a champion for feds in Congress. …And another shutdown countdown?! The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 36): Expense Ratios for ... Read More

Representative Gerry Connolly: Fighting for Feds

02/14/2024
A congressman since 2008, Gerry Connolly has been a fighter for the federal workforce Along with introducing the FAIR act every year, there are numerous bills he has sponsored or co-sponsored that support the benefits and rights of federal employees, ... Read More

Report from Congress: Telework Policies, Shutdown Countdown, and More

02/08/2024
A round-up of news from around the federal government: COLA for FECA recipients. And NASA project with private space company burned up in the atmosphere. Also – federal judge says postal worker can carry firearm in federal building. Recent news ... Read More

2025 Federal Pay Raise Update: FAIR Act Suggests 7.4%

02/02/2024
The FAIR Act has been introduced – pushing for a 7.4% raise for feds. This is the first indicator of the 2025 pay raise until the white house budget. A history of the FAIR Act vs. the actual raise that ... Read More

The Fed15 Podcast: Financial Planning for Your Federal Retirement

01/23/2024
Dan and Katelyn discuss some shotput before going over the following topics: 2024 GSA reimbursement rates for gas mileage who use a vehicle for federal business. Financial planning for federal employees: Katelyn goes over some tips and reminders. The Fed15 ... Read More

COLA for FECA at 3.3% for 2024 & More Federal News

01/22/2024
A round-up of news from around the federal government: COLA for FECA recipients. And NASA project with private space company burned up in the atmosphere. Also – federal judge says postal worker can carry firearm in federal building. Away from ... Read More