Digital Government

Tapping home equity, part 2

FCW.com's Friday Financials column covers what you should look for when shopping for a home equity credit plan

People

Right to representation

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sent a case back to the Merit Systems Protection Board regarding a fed who was fired by his agency for selling government property to a family member

Digital Government

Tapping home equity, part 1

FCW.com's Friday Financials column examines if a home equity line of credit is right for you

Digital Government

Tax shelter or trap?

Contributing to the Thrift Savings Plan certainly lowers current taxes. But does it lower your lifetime taxes?

Digital Government

New tax law reduces education costs

FCW's Friday Financials column teaches readers about how changes in tax law affect educationrelated provisions

Digital Government

Why feds retire

How many federal employees are planning to retire in the near future and why are they leaving?

Digital Government

New rules offer mutual fund tax alert

FCW's Friday Financial column looks at new mutual fund rules that aim to make investors more aware of the impact of taxes on their portfolio returns

Digital Government

Is an IRA for you?

I've received a number of inquiries from readers asking whether it's a good idea to roll over the money in a Thrift Savings Plan account into an Individual Retirement Account

Digital Government

Take care with long-term care policy

FCW.com's Friday Financials column offers a buyer's guide because long-term care insurance has become almost as important as medical insurance

Digital Government

GPRA and government business

'How should the government do business in the 21st century?

Digital Government

Saving for retirement vs. college

FCW's Friday Financials column shows how funding retirement usually takes precedence over funding college education

Digital Government

Denied a promotion

The Environmental Protection Agency recently tried ? and failed ? to sidestep merit procedures

Digital Government

Understand COBRA in case layoff strikes

FCW's Friday Financials column helps workers understand the options surrounding health care coverage between jobs

Digital Government

TSP investment basics

The Thrift Savings Plan began offering two new investment funds on May 1 the first additions since TSP began more than 13 years ago

Digital Government

Teach the financial facts of life

FCW's Friday Financials column tells parents that teaching financial life skills is an even greater gift than money itself

Digital Government

Hiding vacancies

Agencies are not promptly reporting some essential vacant positions.

Digital Government

Give grads a financial education

FCW's Friday Financials column offers advice for new workers with lots of debt and little financial sense

Digital Government

Giving, taking leave

Occasionally, a fed becomes ill, exhausts all of his or her leave but still needs more. What can be done?

Digital Government

How do capital gains tax rates work?

FCW's Friday Financials column looks at how to make the new capital gains tax rates work for you

Digital Government

Outsourcing conundrum

The new administration is beating the drums for contracting out more government jobs, like many of its predecessors have done