A news and educational resource pooling excerpts from various news and information sources from the web for the Federal Retiree.
Article Excerpt: "...What he doesn't mention is that the regular Social Security fund won't come up short until 2034. Plugging the holes in SSDI would advance that date by only about one year, since SSDI is only a small fraction of the overall program...."
Article Excerpt: "...A glitch in the system allowed retirees logging in to the portal Monday morning to gain access to the personal accounts of other users...."
Article Excerpt: "...Whether you just retired or are planning on doing so in the near future, you need to understand FERS – inside and out. Overlooking details can cause you to miss out on some of the great benefits afforded to you. ..."
Article Excerpt: "...When a federal employee has retired, income taxes do not go away, they just change somewhat. Federal pensions, Social Security and distributions from the Thrift Savings Plan are all taxable to some extent. - See more at: http://www.fedsmith.com/2015/01/13/taxes-federal-employees-will-face-in-retirement/#sthash.fYBwQsCU.dpuf..."
Article Excerpt: "...There are three benefits involved here: your mother’s benefit (the survivor’s benefit you are now collecting based on having a disabled child in your care), your widows benefit, which exceeds your mother’s benefit, but will be reduced if you take it before full retirement age (66 in your case), and your own retirement benefit..."