Senate budget writers approved restoring pension benefits that 1,550 first responders lost to a 2011 retirement reform law with just a six-month delay before they all would kick in.

The federal personnel agency has launched an online system for processing retirement applications, ending a paper-based method that had remained largely unchanged for decades.

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Tracsis shares key insights from Railroad Day on Capitol Hill, focusing on tax policy, rail safety, and regulatory reforms.