Latest "Retirement" stories

Soon-to-retire soldiers still waiting for Army to fix ROTC admin error

The Army has yet to decide how it will fix an admin error threatening retirement plans for participants in the Green to Gold Active-Duty Option program.

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo

4 days ago

Thrift Savings Plan rule change aimed at spurring savings growth

The Federal Employees Retirement System provides benefits from a Basic Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan.

By Molly Weisner

6 weeks ago

Retirees to see smaller Social Security COLA boost as inflation eases

The cost-of-living adjustment is significantly less than last year’s, which at 8.7% was the largest bump in four decades.

By Molly Weisner and Leo Shane III

8 weeks ago

Military retiree COLA may shrink in 2024. Here’s why that’s OK.

Experts predict a much lower cost-of-living adjustment to retirement pay and annuities as inflation rates cool off.

By Molly Weisner

6 months ago

Thrift Savings Plan participants sue over access to funds

The TSP, which has some $800 billion in assets, announced a year ago that it was standing up a new system to improve customer service.

By Molly Weisner

6 months ago

2023 or bust: Now’s the time to revise your Survivor Benefit Plan

Military retirees have a once-in-a-generation chance to revise their Survivor Benefit Plan during the congressionally-authorized 2023 “SBP Open Season."

By Army Brig. Gen. ret. Michael Meese

7 months ago