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Grim reminder for financial review

FCW.com's Friday Financials column outlines how many Americans will want to re-evaluate their finances in the wake of Sept. 11

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Fair game?

A fed was fired for something she did 25 years earlier

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The ways of wills, Part 2

FCW.com's Friday Financials column guides you through key steps in preparing a will

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Making amends

We must make sure that the survivors of the two USPS employees who died are handsomely provided for

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The ways of wills, Part 1

{abstract} FCW.com's Friday Financials column covers the essentials of making a will and naming an executor

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Applying for benefits

Bureaucratus column: The events of Sept. 11 may leave some feds wondering about survivor benefits

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Know the debt-collection rules

FCW.com's Friday Financials column spells out your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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You've been sued. The clock is running.

{deck} FCW.com's Friday Financials column outlines some of the steps involved after you've been handed a summons

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More feds, not fewer

Bureaucratus column: Do we want minimum-wage employees protecting us?

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You've been sued. Do you need a lawyer?

FCW.com's Friday Financials column tackles whether you should hire a lawyer if you are sued

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You've been sued. What's next?

FCW.com's Friday Financials column offers Part One in understanding your options if a lawsuit is filed against you

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Consult feds for reform

If significant changes could alter federal government management, those changes would've been made long ago

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Get an annual IRA checkup

FCW.com's Friday Financials column offers key points to consider in assessing your individual retirement accounts

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Telecommuting roadblocks

If you're wondering why few feds telecommute, you'll be interested in a recent GAO report.

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Mark your tax calendar

FCW.com's Friday Financials column straightens out the confusing array of phase-in and phase-out dates for various provisions in the new tax law

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Fair and open job postings?

Under the merit system principles that govern the recruitment of federal employees, recruitment should be fair and open

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How to save money on home insurance

FCW.com's Friday Financials column offers steps you can take to save money on homeowner's insurance

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TSP system saga

Readers of this column know that I have been critical in the past of how the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is handling the upgrade to the Thrift Savings Plan recordkeeping system. Well, the saga continues.

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Tapping home equity, part 3

FCW.com's Friday Financials column covers strategies for repaying a home equity line of credit

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Education mismanagement

A recent GAO report found that the Education Department is disbursing Pell Grants to ineligible students.