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Scott Thompson

For more than 20 years, Scott Thompson has written, published and developed hundreds of retirement resources for U.S. federal government employees. Scott is also the former CEO of Federal Employees News Digest (publishers of the Federal Employees Almanac) where he initiated and managed the development of the popular FederalSoup forum for federal employees.

Legislation Introduced to End Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees

September 30, 2021 My Federal Retirement

If passed, the Stop Vaccine Mandates Act would repeal President Biden’s Executive Order which mandates vaccines for federal employees and federal contractors more…

OPM Issues Instructions on Federal Employee Pay, Leave and Holidays in Case of Government Shutdown on Oct. 1

September 28, 2021 My Federal Retirement

The White House has started preparations for a possible partial government shutdown by providing instructions for federal agencies more…

Legislation Reintroduced to Prevent Government Shutdown

September 22, 2021 My Federal Retirement

A government shutdown could be looming because federal funding runs out on September 30 more…

FEGLI Premium Rates Are Changing Oct. 1, 2021

September 15, 2021 My Federal Retirement

FEGLI calculator

Changes will be made to Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance premium rates for employee Basic Insurance, Option A (most age bands), Option B (most age bands), Option C (most age bands), and Post-Retirement Basic Insurance more…

New Federal Holiday Proposed

September 8, 2021 My Federal Retirement

If the proposed bill is passed, it would honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks by designating December 1 as a new federal holiday more…

Tax Refund Delays Still a Problem

August 31, 2021 My Federal Retirement

Many taxpayers are still reporting delays in receiving a tax refund from their 2020 returns. Here are the reasons for the delay — and a tool to check on the status more…

White House Announces Plan for 2022 Federal Pay Raise

August 27, 2021 My Federal Retirement

The White House issued an alternative pay plan for civilian employees providing a 2.2% across-the-board increase with an average 0.5% increase in locality pay more…

More Leave Options Provided for Federal Employees to Get Vaccinated

August 27, 2021 My Federal Retirement

Federal employees can take administrative leave to get the COVID-19 vaccination or when recovering from for adverse reactions to the dose more…

Most Common Federal Retirement Application Errors

My Federal Retirement

Federal employees nearing retirement are encouraged to review the data in order to lessen the possible delay in receiving their benefits more…

2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Predicted to be 6.2%

August 12, 2021 My Federal Retirement

Cost of living adjustment (COLA) prediction

If the projection holds until the official figure is determined in October, it would be the highest COLA increase since 1983 more…

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