Online account users must verify ID via cellphone or email by Tracy Thompson, AARP, May 30, 2017 Last summer, the Social Security Administration announced it would start requiring two-factor authentication via cellphone for its 30 million online account users. The news […]
By Eric Katz | August 16, 2017 Federal agency managers are privately telling members of the Trump administration they will soon lay off employees, according to Office of Personnel Management officials, and are seeking advice for how to do so in the most effective […]
Federal retirement benefits are now in the crosshairs of both the Trump administration and congressional Republicans. House Republicans’ 2018 budget blueprint released Tuesday would require civil servants to contribute more to their own retirement funds to help decrease the budget deficit, and […]
Dear Dr. Don,Do employer contributions to a 401(k) plan count against the maximum limits you can contribute to the plan? Do they affect the amount you can put into a traditional or Roth individual retirement account?— Pat Plans Dear […]
TSP Growth Slows in June By Erich Wagner | July 3, 2017 Most portfolios in the federal employee 401(k)-style retirement savings plan saw a decline in growth in June, but all but two of the funds still increased in value. The Thrift […]