{"id":14260,"date":"2025-04-28T18:26:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=14260"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:26:15","slug":"legislative-plans-targeting-federal-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=14260","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Plans Targeting Federal Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2><strong>Proposed changes looming over the federal workforce (+ RIF updates)<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>PROPOSALS: Reviewing the scope of benefits changes being considered<br \/>AUDIENCE: Determining who is affected by each proposed change<br \/>EFFECT: Evaluating the financial impact of proposed changes<br \/>RIF UPDATES: Exploring the latest downsizing efforts and timelines<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Legislative Plans Targeting Federal Benefits\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/82tUGsuKOpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cp-load-after-post\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"myfed-chris-kowalik-article\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-right: 5px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 5px;\" id=\"myfed-1232913841\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 15px;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">About Chris Kowalik<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fedimpact.com\/learn-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26932 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myfederalretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ID-ChrisKowalikHeadshot-96x96-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myfederalretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ID-ChrisKowalikHeadshot-96x96-1.png 96w, https:\/\/www.myfederalretirement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ID-ChrisKowalikHeadshot-96x96-1-10x10.png 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\"><\/u><\/a>Chris Kowalik is a federal retirement expert and frequent speaker to federal employee groups nationwide. 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