Trump’s federal hiring freeze raises fears about VA medical care
VA hires about 40,000 new workers every year to maintain operations at VA medical sites. It's unclear if that can continue under Trump's hiring halt.
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Departments and agencies vary in the latitude they give their supervisors and managers to vary the step they offer to a prospective employee.
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A reader asks if their military service counts toward their retirement eligibility.
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A reader asks when he can shift back to self-only coverage once his spouse moves to Medicare.
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There have been ongoing attempts in Congress and by financial advocates to repeal the WEP.
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A reader who wants to apply for deferred retirement wonders if their military buyback counts toward their service time.
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Reg the retirement expert offers tips on requesting a retirement refund from OPM.
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A reader who may return to federal service wonders if they'd now have to pay into their pension at a higher rate.
Conservative group creating list of fed workers who may resist Trump
The goal is to post names of government workers to a website and show a potential new administration who might be standing in their way.
Ask Reg: What’s in it for me to get the FERS supplement?
Federal annuitants can receive the FERS special retirement supplement until age 62.
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A reader wonders how a salary raise increasing base pay would impact their retirement calculation.
John Oliver rips Trump’s Schedule F: ‘Not a recipe for good government’
On his June 16 show, Oliver took apart the plan known as Project 2025, a blueprint for a Republican candidate’s transition to the White House.
Ask Reg: Can I receive Social Security if I’m getting workers’ comp?
A reader asks if their Social Security income is subject to an offset while they are receiving disability payments.
Ask Reg: What should I do before I hit minimum retirement age?
A reader with a few years to go before they reach retirement wonders how they should spend this gap time.
‘America’s gatekeeper’ has a message for small defense contractors
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is at the heart of protecting national security personnel and the defense industrial base.
Forget Silicon Valley. Class of 2024 wants to work for Uncle Sam.
Big Tech layoffs at Apple, Google, Tesla and others cast doubt on the stability of that job market among recent grads.
