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12/16/2025

Retirement, from a distance of years, to mid-career toilers, looks like a future Eden. The closer you get, though, the more you realize how much you need to plan for whatever paradise looks like to you. Planning encompasses both the financial and what-to-do components of your post-work life. Here we’re concentrating on the money side of retirement.

Read more: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2025/12/retirement-is-a-process-not-an-event/

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12/02/2025

The recent government shutdown had exacerbated the existing problems and added to what federal workers described as an already extremely trying year for the federal workforce. Read this story by Anastasia Obis.

“As if morale wasn't already non-existent, it sure is now," one federal worker said.

12/02/2025

The TMF will not be able to make any new investments after Dec. 12, freezing more than $150 million, if Congress doesn’t renew the program’s authority. Read this story by Jason Miller.

The TMF will not be able to make any new investments after Dec. 12, freezing more than $150 million, if Congress doesn’t renew the program’s authority.

12/02/2025

The truth is that 2025 marks the year where U.S. cybersecurity finally shifted from policy to practice. Read this commentary by Antoine Harden.

The truth is that 2025 marks the year where U.S. cybersecurity finally shifted from policy to practice.

12/02/2025

Katy Kale was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, recognizing her long career in federal service and her commitment to operational excellence. She joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to reflect on what drew her into public administration, what’s kept her going, and how she hopes to shape the field’s future.

"I really have always believed that public service is more than a job. It's truly a calling," Katy Kale said.

12/02/2025

Four military aid societies are joining forces under the theme to raise critical funds for service members and their families, especially those hit hard by the shutdown and holiday strain. Lockheed Martin is pledging to match donations up to $1 million. Robert Ruark, president and CEO of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to explain why this year’s effort matters more than ever.

"The way military families feel is it can certainly affect their confidence in basically in the support of their families," Robert Ruark said.

12/01/2025

Within a slate of federal workforce bills, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will consider GOP-led proposals on official time, probationary periods and training. Read this story by Drew Friedman.

Within a slate of federal workforce bills, Oversight committee lawmakers will consider GOP-led proposals on official time, probationary periods and training.

12/01/2025

The Project On Government Oversight wants Congress to repeal outdated war authorizations, avoid expanding military roles at the border, and strengthen oversight of defense contracts. Their NDAA recommendations also call out the gap between GAO’s reform backlog and lawmakers’ push to undo key acquisition statutes. Greg Williams, national security analyst at POGO, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to walk through the priorities and risks.

Of the 750 recommendations Congress had for how the Defense Department is run, none had repealing any statutes "with military acquisition," Greg Williams said.

12/01/2025

The federal government quietly launched its most ambitious anti-cartel operation in decades, targeting Chinese chemical suppliers and the Sinaloa cartel with cyber tools, diplomatic pressure, and law enforcement muscle. Jake Braun, author and former White House official, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to reveal how the strategy unfolded and what’s at stake if Washington backs off.

"Sinaloa's been around for over a century. They can outfight the government in parts of Mexico and they're as big as a Fortune 50 company," Jake Braun said.

12/01/2025

The Office of Personnel Management is anticipating a wave of retirement applications. In a justification statement for a recent contract award to modernize its human resources systems, OPM referred to an “expected doubling of the retirement application backlog.”
With so many currently heading for the exit, it’s a good time for federal employees to improve their understanding of the retirement process, including separating facts from common misconceptions.

Read more: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2025/11/common-misconceptions-about-federal-retirement-benefits/

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With so many currently heading for the exit, it’s a good time for federal employees to improve their understanding of the retirement process.

11/20/2025

The longest-ever government shutdown of 2025 has caused financial and operations havoc all over.

A potential long-term effect, and in some ways more pernicious one, is the impact the shutdown could have on your retirement. Your Thrift Savings Plan balances provide a tempting sum for borrowing against, or even for making outright emergency withdrawals. A TSP account is tempting precisely because the cash is there, and it belongs to you.

Our advice: Avoid the temptation if you possibly can.

Read more: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2025/11/treat-long-shutdown-as-a-short-event-in-your-financial-life/

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Consider tapping your TSP account only as a last resort. Keep it on the same source list as, say, payday loans with their confiscatory terms and conditions.

11/19/2025

What should current or retired federal employees expect from their TSP now that the government has opened?

For federal employees, it means:
- Resumption of Contributions
- Back Pay and Benefits
- Processing of Paperwork
- Access to Services

For current federal retirees and the general public, it means:
- Annuity and Social Security Payments
- Market Stability

Read more: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-insights/2025/11/the-government-shutdown-is-over-what-that-means-and-best-practices-to-maximize-your-thrift-savings-plan/

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