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Different Types of Individual Term Life Insurance Policies For Feds

09/14/2022
Federal Employees: Understanding the Different Types of Individual Term Life Insurance Policies Edward A. Zurndorfer This is the third of four FEDZONE columns during the month of September in conjunction with September being designated as “Life Insurance Awareness” month. This ... Read More

Pursuing A Job in a Different Government Agency – Ch. 1: Self-Exploration

09/13/2022
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

Latest from the US Army: On the Frontlines of Cyber-Warfare

09/12/2022
How Army’s “digital transformation” is going after 2020 blueprint was initialized. The US Army has requested $16.6 billion of its Fiscal Year 2023 budget be allocated to cybersecurity and IT funding. While the amount of money might sound large, it ... Read More

Federal Employees: Choices and Applying for Life Insurance Coverage

09/09/2022
This column will present the choices federal employees have with respect to addressing their life insurance needs. This is the second of four FEDZONE columns during the month of September in conjunction with September being designated as “Life Insurance Awareness” ... Read More

Quiz 21 for Federal Employees – Test Your Knowledge.

09/02/2022
This week’s quiz is about the newly released GSA rates, Roth Conversions, and More! [ays_quiz id=”21″] Quiz for Federal Employees

Federal Employees and Retirees: Life Insurance Needs and Choices

09/02/2022
What Federal Employees and Retirees Should Know About Their Life Insurance Needs and Choices Edward A. Zurndorfer Almost twenty years ago in 2004, the industry education group Life Happens designated the month of September as “Life Insurance Awareness” month. The ... Read More

Emergency Leave Program Initiated for Kentucky Flood Victims

08/25/2022
Federal employees are encouraged to donate annual leave time to feds in Kentucky who were affected by the recent flood disaster. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Congress approved an emergency leave fund for federal employees, totaling $570 ... Read More

Roth IRA Conversion: Appropriate for Federal Employees No Matter Their Age?

08/24/2022
Roth IRA Conversions Can Be Appropriate for Federal Employees No Matter Their Age FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR FEDS WEBINAR Edward A. Zurndorfer One of the most often asked questions made by individuals is how one’s age affects the decision to convert ... Read More

GSA 2023 Per Diem Rates for Lodging, Meals, and Incidental Purchases

08/22/2022
Newly announced by the General Services Administration (GSA), next year’s reimbursement rates for lodging, meals, and “incidental purchases.” The GSA determines and publicly announces the standard reimbursement rates for gas, lodging meals, and incidental purchases. When government employees use a ... Read More

Quiz #19: Federal Pay Raise, Social Security, and Retirement

08/19/2022
Serving Those Who Serve’s latest quiz on federal employee retirement benefits [ays_quiz id=”19″] Federal Pay Raise, Social Security, and FERS Retirement