Senate Dem reintroduces Equal COLA Act, and more
The Equal COLA Act (S. 624) would stipulate that enrollees in both the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System receive the same cost-of-living increase each year
The Equal COLA Act (S. 624) would stipulate that enrollees in both the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System receive the same cost-of-living increase each year
The Social Security Fairness Act should be implemented “immediately” according to a Feb. 6 letter from 28 senators to the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
The Social Security Administration said Friday that under its current budget, it could take more than a year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits under the Social Security…
On January 16, Representative Gerry Connolly, D-VA-11, reintroduced the Equal COLA Act, H.R. 491, to provide Federal Employees Retiree System (FERS) employees full cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to their federal annuities.
In mid-January, the TSP will mail IRS Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc., to participants who received a withdrawal and/or a taxed…
This landmark legislation represents a significant victory for public safety officers and government employees, as it repeals the unfair Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) in the…
Another mail truck fire, this one in CT. Happened on this past Sunday and no injuries to the carrier
TSP will continue its normal daily operations in the event of a lapse in appropriations.
The Senate voted 73-27 to invoke cloture on the Social Security Fairness Act, clearing the way for a final vote to pass the bill later this week.
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., an advocate for improving federal employee pay and benefits, will lead Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee as ranking member when the new Congress…