The General Scale Pay Raise for 2021 is set to be 1% unless Congress can change it- the Military’s pay is set to increase 3% next year As things stand now, in the dog days of July, salaries for military ... Read More

The Proposed Committee would identify ‘unnecessary’ federal agencies in hopes of reducing the nation’s debt- written by STWS Advisor, Jennifer Meyer Congressman Ross Spano (R-FL) introduced the Federal Agency Sunset Act (H.R. 7726) on June 15, 2020. The Act would ... Read More

CARES Act Provisions for the TSP kick in for loans, increasing the maximum for loan amounts. Plus, Connolly tells President to back off the TSP’s I-Fund Change CARES Act Provisions For Loans Go Into Effect The TSP announced today that ... Read More

STWS Advisor Jen Meyer updates Federal Employees on everything happening with the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), including the CARES Act and the i-fund We are keeping a close eye on all things TSP and want to provide you with the ... Read More

A bill proposed in the Senate would prevent Federal Employees from downloading the TikTok app on their Government phones- Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees? A bill was introduced in the Senate by two Republican legislators that, ... Read More

USPS Finances: Doubled Q2 2019 Losses, impacted by Coronavirus- what the current state of the US Postal Service? The USPS announced to its employees that it has enough liquidity to operate at full service until at least May 2021- so ... Read More

Both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have criticized the latest removal of an Inspector General, Steve Linick, Trump’s fourth such firing of 2020 Republican Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Susan Collins (Maine) were among those in Congress making their ... Read More

TSP Provides Guidance on Implementation of CARES Act Withdrawals & TSP Loans Provisions- TSP Loans’ Maximum will Increase on June 22nd As a follow up to my previous article regarding the CARES Act and TSP, here is an update as ... Read More

Jennifer Meyer explains the status of TSP Loans and TSP Withdrawals as a result of the CARES Act. The CARES Act passed in late March 2020 to assist Americans struggling under the burden of COVID-19 has provisions for employer-sponsored retirement ... Read More

Ed & Dan Discuss the CARES Act and its impact on Federal Employees FedLife Podcast (ep. 24): The Cares Act and Its Impact on Federal Employees The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Securities Act) was passed by Congress ... Read More