The most sought-after benefit for feds during a pandemic
For some of us, the pandemic has felt like a version of Groundhog Day. Wake up, work, sleep, repeat.
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A new era for Veterans Affairs, and the committee that oversees it
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.The Veterans Health Administration is marking…
DoD outpaces public in vaccine efficiency, says vaccine is safe for nearly all adults
The Defense Department’s first public COVID vaccination numbers show an efficiency rate higher than the broader…
Staff at VHA take stock as the agency celebrates 75 year of history
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.The Veterans Health Administration is marking…
Retirement tsunami? Trump bump? Rats escape the swamp? Maybe none of the above.
When Sigmund Freud famously said, “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar” — there was a lot of eye-rolling. He had,…
More paid leave for feds on the table, as COVID-19 reconciliation talks begin
It’s time for federal employees to start paying attention to the budget reconciliation process again.
House…
TSP investors overlooking a winner?
Most of the 75,420 (as of Dec. 30, 2020) feds with $1 million-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts have three things…
Retirements surge in January, pushing backlog to 8-year high
The Office of Personnel Management still hadn’t managed to recover from January 2020’s retirement surge when a new…
Required minimum distributions: The IRS and your TSP
Early in life there are three basic rules that most Americans learn if they want to get by, and prosper, in life.…
Proposals go back to the Democratic primaries
Proposals go back to the Democratic primaries
Warren, as well as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, have been pushing for some kind of student debt cancellation plan since 2019, when they were…