How the Reconciliation Bill May Impact Federal Employee Retirement Planning

How the reconciliation bill may impact federal employee retirement planning

Interview transcript: Terry Gerton: You know, we have been talking a lot about the federal benefit provisions that may or may not be in the reconciliation bill as it ultimately gets signed. But you’ve got a different angle here on what feds can do, not just worry, but what they can do to prepare. So let’s start there. Where should their mind be as they think about all of these different potential cuts to benefits? Thiago Glieger: In financial pl…

House Reconciliation Bill Could Trigger $500 Billion in Mandatory Medicare Cuts

If enacted into law in its current form, and Congress takes no further action, [the House reconciliation bill's] increase in the deficit would trigger mandatory cuts, also known as sequestration, under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

FERS Retirement COLAs: Report Lays Out Background, Current Positions on Parity

The provision of federal retirement law requiring that cost-of-living adjustments for FERS employees be lower than those for CSRS employees ...More The article FERS Retirement COLAs: Report Lays Out Background, Current Positions on Parity was first published on FEDweek.

The ‘new deal’ for federal retirement: What the latest FERS proposals really mean for your benefits

Little by little, the proposals have become somewhat less devastating and a little more fair to employees who have been planning for retirement and were worried about the rules changing at the last minute