Last Friday’s post comparing federal employee retirement benefits to those in the private sector generated a lot of comments—most of them negative, strangely enough. Clearly, the post did the rounds among federal workers. While a range of (mostly spurious) issues … read more >

USA Today reports that “retirement programs for former federal workers—civilian and military—are growing so fast they now face a multitrillion-dollar shortfall nearly as big as Social Security’s.” USA Today’s figures include both pension and retiree health costs and are inclusive … read more >