Benefits
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The Defense Health Agency is rolling back some primary care copayments for military families and retirees.
January 08, 2018 -
Most investors in the federal Thrift Savings Plan wouldn't touch the international stock index I fund with a 10-foot pole. It has been a poor performer for nine of the last 10 years.
January 05, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, unless Congress makes a change in any upcoming spending bills, the pay freeze placed on the Vice President and other senior political appointees will stay in place for this year.
January 05, 2018 -
If you work for Uncle Sam the question is will 2018 be another nerve-wracking time of congress going after your retirement benefits?
January 02, 2018 -
Will 2018 be another nerve-wracking time of congress going after feds' retirement benefits? Find out when Federal News Radio Reporters Nicole Ogrysko and Jory Heckman join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. January 3, 2018
January 02, 2018 -
Stephen Zelcer, a financial advisor for federal employees, explains whether Medicare is needed when already covered by FEHB.
January 02, 2018 -
When people get close to retirement their emotions range from joy to fear and panic. Sometimes all three. Here's how it worked for one former fed.
December 28, 2017 -
Federal News Radio counts down the Top 10 pay and benefits stories for 2017, a year that proved to be a bit of an emotional rollercoaster ride for federal employees.
December 22, 2017 -
Amid the threat of sequestration following the passage of President Donald Trump's tax reform bill, a bloc of House Democrats has warned House leadership of freezing federal employees' pay or reducing their benefits as a way to offset tax cuts.
December 22, 2017 -
Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko, Scott Maucione and Meredith Somers will discuss 2017's top federal stories and the prospects for budget cuts, pay raises and buyouts in the new year.
December 20, 2017 -
Military and Defense Department employees will see some big changes to retirement and prescription drug copays starting next year.
December 20, 2017 -
The end of the year is approaching, and some employees will have to make a decision on whether to use or lose their FSA dollars.
December 19, 2017 -
Military households will only see a $10 increase on average in basic allowance for housing pay.
December 19, 2017 -
The retirement system is out of the woods for awhile and the new and revised Dec. 22 shutdown may not happen, but now there's a new threat: a zero pay raise in 2019.
December 18, 2017 -
If the Thrift Savings Plan offered federal employee investors a Bitcoin option, would you invest in it?
December 15, 2017