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IRS chief zeroes in on wealthy tax cheats in AP interview
“We’re kind of like the NFL referee — when we get the call right or wrong, we get booed, and we’re OK with that,” Werfel said in a wide-ranging interview.
By Fatima Hussein
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Opinion
Registered Apprenticeships: An old idea to renew the federal workforce
A third of all federal employees are nearing retirement, while just 7% are younger than 30. Registered Apprenticeships can aid the youth movement.
By Harin Contractor and Patrick Combs
Veterans, retirees get 8.7% Social Security cost-of-living boost
The move will directly affect about 65 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits.
Social Security may see biggest cost of living adjustment in 4 decades
Coupled with a decline in the Medicare Part B premium, the Social Security COLA will put more money in the hands of the 70 million Americans.
By Fatima Hussein
Smaller firms at Army trade show say they’re hard-hit by market shocks
Defense firms are grappling with the economic fallout from the pandemic, but small businesses say their pain is acute.
Multiyear contracts could solve plenty of Pentagon problems
Predictable dollars beget stability and multiyear procurement contracts should be the vehicle for it.
By Mackenzie Eaglen and Bill Greenwalt
General Services Administration backs inflation contract adjustments
Government buyers spend over $30 billion annually through GSA contracts.
Defense industry to launch inflation relief push in Congress
“Deterrence doesn’t work when we handcuff the Department of Defense’s hands," said one industry representative.
By Joe Gould
Why higher US Postal Service rates are here to stay
The cost of sending U.S. mail will rise soon rise to 60 cents per item. This year’s rate increase follows a price increase last August, and also USPS’ greatest ever price increase in 2019.
By Steve Pociask
Retiree cost of living adjustments sink for the second year in a row
Cost of living adjustments for Social Security recipients will increase by 1.3 percent in 2021, an amount that employee groups worry will fall behind inflation.
By Jessie Bur
Don’t forget about inflation
While the effects are not easy to account for in a retirement plan, they are not impossible to handle once acknowledged.
By Mike Miles