A news and educational resource pooling excerpts from various news and information sources from the web for the Federal Retiree.
Article Excerpt: "...There are some people who retire and pledge to never work again. And if you're one of them, that's understandable. After a long career, the last thing you may want to think about is reporting to a job, even if it's just part-time. But for some retirees, working is a good thing. It can..."
Article Excerpt: " there’s a big problem with that strategy: There’s no guarantee you’ll be able to work longer. ...46% of 2025 retirees left earlier than planned, survey finds...Delaying retirement can have a range of positive financial impacts: Such people don’t have to"
Article Excerpt: "...Employees at and below the senior director level whose age and tenure at Microsoft add up to at least 70 are eligible for what is being framed as an early retirement program. According to CNBC, about 7% of Microsoft’s 125,000 U.S. employees will be eligible, or about 8,750 workers.
Eligible employees will be notified on May 7 and will have 30 days to decide whether to accept the offer. ...the quiet recognition that even the people who built the AI revolution are now optional in the machine age they helped unleash.”..."
Article Excerpt: "...The 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is enthusiastically supporting the newly-introduced, bipartisan Railroad Retirement Fairness Act in the U.S. Senate and House to correct Railroad Retirement benefits for working retirees.
The Railroad Retirement Fairness Act has been introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and in the House by U.S. Reps. Deluzio (D-Pa.) and Troy Nehls (R-Texas).
Outdated Last Pre-Retirement Non-Railroad Employment (LPE) rules currently penalize railroad retirees and their spouses..."