Benefits

Thousands of feds in some of FEHBP’s best and most expensive health plans may be spared from a pending 40% tax on their favorite plans.

The Marines will rethink their bonus structure and promotion system.

Tom Temin argues it’s not the idea that’s problematic — it’s the way Congress presents it.

Even though Federal Employees Health Benefits Program health premiums are likely to go up next year, Uncle Sam will continue to pay the lion’s share of the total premium.

The Air Force is shifting to more preventative medicine and creating a medical squadron focused on active-duty airmen.

Short answer is: Yes. You’d think an official, book-length report on how screwed up federal salaries are would be a bestseller both in major federal enclaves — Washington, D.C., Ogden, Utah, Oklahoma City, Huntsville, Ala.…

The House-passed 2020 defense authorization bill includes paid family leave for federal employees, as well as another legislative attempt to block the Trump administration’s proposed OPM-GSA merger.

Many federal and postal workers live and work in high tax states, so many retire to low-or no-tax states to get more from their annuities.

Some see federal employment as a protected world of benefits, protections, a great place to retire from, etc. But the reality is sometimes very different.

A lot of people are now wondering if it’s a good time to get out of government and do something else. Jeff Neal reminds feds that an ill-informed move could land you somewhere that is worse than where you are now.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is putting off the elimination of a major benefit for post 9/11 veterans.

A growing number of people have moved into the TSP millionaires club. But, should all your retirement nest egg money be in the TSP? 

While April and May produced record low numbers, June took a different turn as OPM received more retirement claims with less being processed.

Things are looking good. but the possibility of yet another government shutdown remains, as today’s guest columnist Abraham Grungold points out.