COLA, COVID, pay raise, shutdown: Time for a time out?
In 2018 B.C (before COVID) my morning commute was about 31 to 32 minutes. Door-to nice-parking space. Then just steps to the…
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Save money with the new OPM rule on transparency
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All TSP funds — except G — post negative returns in September
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Curious about the impact of a shutdown? Just Wait.
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DoD temporarily raising housing subsidies for some troops as markets continue to…
The United States is seeing a spike in housing prices and the Defense Department is taking action after concerns that its…
Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?
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FERS + COVID = Retirement Tsunami?
Have your career plans changed some, a lot or completely since the COVID pandemic? Has the retirement tsunami, first predicted…