Pay & Benefits
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Learn how to compare Federal Benefits Open Season plans with easy-to-use tools.
October 21, 2024 -
The carrier focuses on feds serving overseas and those supporting them stateside, AFSPA’s CEO explains.
October 20, 2024 -
Kevin Moss, Consumers' Checkbook senior editor, explains how federal employees can avoid huge increases in their healthcare costs in fiscal 2025.
October 14, 2024 -
The 2025 COLA of 2.5% will be added to retirement benefits beginning in January. But FERS retirees will receive a 2% “diet” COLA.
October 10, 2024 -
Beginning in January, federal employees and annuitants in FEHB will pay an average of 13.5% more toward their health care premiums, according to OPM data.
September 25, 2024 -
In plan year 2025, FEHB enrollees will see 45 plan options, across 25 different plans, offering IVF coverage above OPM’s baseline requirements for carriers.
September 25, 2024 -
A new survey found that TSP participant satisfaction is at 84%, a 2% increase over last year’s results from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
September 24, 2024 -
The Social Security Fairness Act, a bill to undo WEP and GPO, has enough support to force a floor vote. But that’s unlikely to happen until at least November.
September 19, 2024 -
Federal benefits may positively influence recruitment and retention of younger feds and women, who rank benefits of higher importance than older or male feds.
September 18, 2024 -
"Anxiety and depression still haunt this population today, 23 years later," attorney Michael Barasch said.
September 11, 2024 -
The discharge petition the lawmakers filed requires 218 signatures — a simple House majority — to force a floor vote, possibly ending WEP and GPO for good.
September 10, 2024 -
About 1% of recipients of a pandemic-era pension rescue plan were deceased. Their applications were filed fraudulently. The improper payments were $127 million.
August 29, 2024 -
"If they actually have an ownership stake in the enterprise when you're going into work, it's your business, not the boss's business," James Hasik said.
August 28, 2024 -
"These are very complex cases that require special attention," Mark Searight said.
August 28, 2024 -
Consumers' Checkbook Senior Editor Kevin Moss introduces his new column on FEHB benefits, and kicks things off with some advice on Medicare Part B.
August 26, 2024