Monday, December 26, 2011

Federal Retirement and Turnover Rate

Article Excerpt: "..."The greatest turnover on a voluntary basis outside of retirement is during the first one to two years of a person's employment," Palguta said. "Folks come into government. They're persuaded by a call to public service or a belief that they're going to have a chance to do something meaningful...."



Resource: www.federalnewsradio.com

Federal Retirement

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Federal workers could pay more toward retirement in House Bill

Extend payroll tax cut, leave federal pay alone, union says

Article Excerpt: "...would extend the federal worker pay freeze or require them to pay more towards their retirement. But a House GOP-backed bill passed last week would do just that. ..."



Resource: www.washingtonpost.com

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Federal workers asked again to pay more

GOP again wants to take bite from federal workers to close budget gap

Article Excerpt: "...Because that system does not include Social Security, these employees do not pay that tax but rather pay all their contributions into the federal retirement fund...."



Resource: www.washingtonpost.com

Friday, December 9, 2011

The Destruction of Federal Pensions

New House Republican bill takes aim at fed pensions, pay

Article Excerpt: "...House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the so-called Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act would save $36 billion by cutting federal retirement benefits, and $26 billion by extending the pay freeze. ..."



Resource: www.federaltimes.com

Federal Pensions,