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Congress

Exclusive House Democrats question OPM on retirement processing delays

Democratic lawmakers are pressing OPM for answers on how it plans to address delays in federal retirement processing, amid a major application surge this year.

Workforce

Social Security, IRS will stay open on extra holidays Trump granted to most federal employees

Pay

Trump finalizes 1% federal pay raise for 2026

Workforce

Trump gives most federal employees two days off around Christmas

Pay & Benefits

Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ for troops is housing money approved by Congress

Workforce

How lean can government get before essential services start to fail?

Workforce

Some hopeful signs of stability for the federal workforce

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Congress

Lawmakers drop several quality-of-life reforms from final defense policy bill

Management

OPM seeks to reduce ‘administrative burden’ by tweaking bonus approval process

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Retirement

Exclusive How Trump’s DRP triggered a massive retirement surge

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Pay & Benefits

A final regulation issued on Halloween has reshaped the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program

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Federal Newscast

Federal retirement numbers continue to rise

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Pay & Benefits

Service members will receive a 4.2% boost in housing allowance in 2026

Social Security

Workforce

The Social Security Administration plans to cut field office visits by 50%. What it means for you

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Contracting

PSC's vision conference proved that forecasting government contractor workload for 2026 is no easy task

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TSP

An objective, unemotional investment strategy for your TSP, easy to say but hard to do in uncertain times

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Federal Insights

Learn more about FEP plans and why you should choose Blue Focus
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Workforce

Exclusive 'The mission is dead': Federal workers say the shutdown made an 'extremely trying year' worse

Federal Newscast

Thrift Savings Plan returns mostly positive in November

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Federal Insights

We think you’ll keep these 2026 resolutions
Insight by Serving Those Who Serve

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Federal Insights

Manage your health with BCBS FEP.
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Federal Insights

Get rewarded for healthy habits.
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Veterans Affairs

The first step in a veteran’s disability claim can make or break the outcome

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