Pay & Benefits
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The Office of Personnel Management has updated guidance on what federal employees impacted by a potential partial government shutdown should expect over the coming holidays.
December 21, 2018 -
DoD says roughly 15,000 state-side personnel will receive cost of living adjustments in 2019, down from 28,000 this year.
December 21, 2018 -
According to the experts December is on target to have its worst month since 1931. The erratic, some would say more normal performance of the market this year has made lots of investors nervous.
December 19, 2018 -
The Defense Department gives troops a bigger BAH bump than last year.
December 18, 2018 -
Congress has less than a week before funding for some federal agencies expires on Dec. 21. Will the government close? Will federal employees get a pay raise in 2019? There are many possibilities and few clear answers.
December 14, 2018 -
If you're one of 10,000 people who will turn 65 years old today, you're probably at least thinking of retiring. For federal employees this brings complicated choices about healthcare insurance options.
December 12, 2018 -
Could the likelihood of a government shutdown or a coast-to-coast barrier depend on what we the U.S. decide to call it? Some so-called Washington experts think it might work.
December 12, 2018 -
Consider the tens of thousands of federal workers are wondering and many are asking if they are going to get the day before Christmas Eve off with pay. An equal number of federal workers also are wondering if there is going to be a partial shutdown.
December 11, 2018 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the health insurance open season ends today at close of business, which is bad news if you don't like comparison shopping, but good news if you found the perfect plan for you and yours at a good price.
December 10, 2018 -
Finding the best deal among 20 to 30 health plan options can be tough for young or healthy federal workers. But it is a real, albeit vital chore for those with less money and more medical problems.
December 07, 2018 -
Ever think what your spouse will do for health insurance after you’ve gone? He or she has been part of your family plan and they can continue coverage for life, provided you elect a survivor annuity for your spouse.
December 06, 2018 -
When low premiums are a must it’s hard to beat the federal employee health benefits program. Uncle Sam pays the lion’s share of the premium and there are some bargains in the program, if you know where to look.
December 05, 2018 -
Because various Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have been so good for so long, many feds in them haven’t bothered to shop around for maybe a better deal.
December 04, 2018 -
Each year hundreds, maybe thousands of feds learn the hard way about the five-year rule for keeping coverage under FEHBP in retirement.
December 03, 2018 -
Workers and retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program have several choices: They can shop around, talk with their primary physicians, or, like most people they can do nothing.
November 29, 2018