Federal Report
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This Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Open Season, doing some shopping could save you big. And there are resources you can turn to help you make your decision.
November 11, 2021 -
Federal workers and retirees have little time to miss another deadline and lose, as in overpay up to $2,000, on next year’s health premiums.
November 10, 2021 -
Uncle Sam is under pressure — from both camps in the vaccine issue — to make sure the in-house program is seen as fair and efficient by friends and foes of the mandates.
November 09, 2021 -
Next year's premium rate increases under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are on the modest side, at least compared to recent years. Open season begins Monday and runs through Dec. 13.
November 08, 2021 -
The federal workplace has been an improvisational theatre. It's time to start creating a final version.
November 05, 2021 -
For many long-term investors — like folks in the Thrift Savings Plan — the question is simple. What, if anything, should I be doing with my portfolio?
November 03, 2021 -
When people leave government, either for another job or retirement, about a third take their TSP accounts with them.
November 02, 2021 -
You can't force a mentoring relationship. But when it happens, the results last a lifetime.
October 29, 2021 -
A growing number of savvy feds are and have been rolling outside money into the TSP at an impressive and growing scale.
October 28, 2021 -
There are also lots of things to consider, including picking the best health plan for you and yours to get you through 2022.
October 27, 2021 -
Is the vaccine mandate for federal employees causing a divide within your agency?
October 26, 2021 -
No, there hasn't been much progress on several pressing issues, including a need to secure full-year agency funding and avert (another) government shutdown, a deal with the debt ceiling (again) and a whole host of other legislative work.
October 25, 2021 -
Retirement can be a lot less fun if your teeth fall out and you can't bite into an apple.
October 22, 2021 -
The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requires some-to-considerable thought and work from those who want to maximize their total retirement benefits.
October 21, 2021 -
When it comes to the smartest investors in the nation, which group of people or professions would you pick?
October 20, 2021