Since 1997, Scott Thompson has served the retirement planning needs of hundreds of thousands of U.S. federal and postal employees.  Scott's experience includes several years as the previous managing executive of Federal Employees News Digest.

Scott has managed and developed dozens of highly regarded retirement resources for federal employees including books, newsletters, websites, online forums, educational seminars and other training tools. 

Prior to his career serving federal employees, Scott spent 10 years in print and Internet publishing, including product development roles for the leading publishers and event organizers in the defense and telecommunications industries.

Editorial Advisory Board

(Listed in alphabetical order, by last name)

John Talbot
Decision Support Software LLC
John is the developer of the CSRS/FERS Benefits Calculator and Retirement Planner, which has been widely used by federal employees, agency managers, and human resource specialists, as well as financial professionals since 1999. John is a retired federal employee, with more than 25 years in civil service as the head of engineering at McClellan Air Force Base.  

Kathryn Kraemer Troutman
The Resume Place, Inc.
Kathryn is an internationally recognized book publisher and trainer for both federal human resource specialists and federal employees. She is the pioneering designer of the "Federal Resume" based on her flagship book, the Federal Resume Guidebook. 

Ann Vanderslice
Wealth Design Group
Ann is an expert in retirement planning strategies for federal employees, working with federal clients since 2000. She is also an acclaimed trainer to many other financial professionals who serve federal employees.