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Jessica Klement
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In what’s become the administration’s evergreen budget plan, the White House has again proposed that federal workers kick in more of their salary toward their retirement plan in return for smaller lifetime annuities that are frozen when they retire.
February 12, 2020 -
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FEDtalk Tune in to FEDtalk this week to hear from public employee groups about their plans for 2020. Guests from across the federal community will discuss the biggest issues of 2019 spilling into the new…
January 06, 2020 -
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In its most specific take yet on the Trump administration's proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration, Congress also commissioned the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct a top-to-bottom review of OPM.
December 10, 2019 -
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Effective Sept. 15, major changes will take effect in the TSP, changes that will make it more attractive for life-time investors and more convenient for people who need to withdraw different amounts over their retirement.
September 10, 2019 -
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For at least the past six years, right or wrong, smart or not, some nervous feds from Maine to California have kept a nervous watch on Washington and their HR office. They are watching the…
April 19, 2019 -
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Lawmakers have declared the president's 2020 budget request "dead on arrival," but there are a few ways the proposed federal retirement cuts could see the light of day this year.
April 03, 2019 -
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Folks under the old Civil Service Retirement System, like people who get Social Security benefits, are protected from inflation. But most people on the federal pay roll are under FERS.
February 21, 2019 -
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The CSRS and FERS programs are considered the jewel in the crown of federal civil service benefits but the Trump administration wants to cut costs in the giant federal retirement program by totally eliminating future COLAs for FERS retirees. NARFE's Jessica Klement and John Hatton join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss what the organization is doing to protect all federal benefits, including the retirement plan. September 18, 2018
September 19, 2018 -
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The Trump administration wants to cut costs in the giant federal retirement program by totally eliminating future COLAs for FERS retirees. If it becomes law the 2019 COLA would be the last.
September 19, 2018 -
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Are you retiring at the first opportunity? Or are you planning to work extra because you like the job or your coworkers and want to build your annuity?
August 10, 2018 -
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Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) again introduced a bill that would provide a federal paid parental leave program for employees. This time, the legislation would authorize up to 12 weeks of leave instead of six.
July 23, 2018 -
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Are the threats to FERS and CSRS real? IF so, what is being done to protect them? Find out when NARFE's Jessica Klement, Barb Sido, and Jennifer Bialek join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to explain why the two largest white-collar federal unions are challenging provisions in two of the three executive orders issued by President Donald Trump. July 18, 2018
July 18, 2018 -
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Federal News Radio explains each of OPM's proposed changes to the federal retirement system and details their outlook in Congress.
May 15, 2018 -
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Threats to reform federal retirement systems are back, but in an election year, time appears to be on the side of workers and retirees with most members are anxious to be out of Washington.
April 11, 2018
