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Ask Reg: Will my retirement process faster in some months than others?
The choice of when to retire is up to you. Just pick it with your eyes open.
Opinion
NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
By Scott Rayder
Ask Reg: I may want to come out of retirement. What would my status be?
Just because you have previous federal service doesn't mean you can reapply as a "status" candidate.
Ask Reg: Do I need to update retirement forms if nothing has changed?
If your agency is asking for an update to your 'SF' retirement forms, here's why.
Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration.
By David Hamilton
Ask Reg: What is ‘High 3′ and how is it a benefit in retirement?
How to calculate your High 3 for federal retirement.
Ask Reg: Can I boost sick leave payout by retiring on my anniversary?
Does retiring on exactly the year mark allow you to max-out sick leave?
Federal Trade Commission bars ‘noncompete’ agreements for US employees
The rule, which doesn’t apply to workers at non-profits, is to take effect in four months unless it is blocked by legal challenges.
Ask Reg: When is it beneficial to waive my military retirement pay?
A reader with military and civilian service asks about when it makes sense to waive military retirement for computation of a federal pension.
Starbucks takes on federal labor agency at US Supreme Court
If the high court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the agency to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts.
By Dee-Ann Durbin
Opinion
Power through fiscal year-end budgeting with AI, workflow automation
To execute their second-half blitz, federal managers must pore through mountains of data across thousands of programs.
By Mark Fedeli