Pay & Benefits
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Recent proposals to change the existing federal retirement system are just the beginning of coming recommendations from the Office of Personnel Management.
May 09, 2018 -
NARFE president Richard Thissen and Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss proposed changes to the federal retirement system and the odds that any of them will become law this year. May 9, 2018
May 08, 2018 -
Tune in this week to learn why long term care insurance is a crucial part of your retirement planning. And did you know FEEA’s Annual Public Service Charity Walk/Run is right around the corner? Get all the race details and sign up before it’s too late! May 4, 2018
May 04, 2018 -
Can you afford to retire? If not, what do you need to do to grow your retirement nest egg? Find out when federal benefits expert John Grobe, joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. May 2, 2018
May 02, 2018 -
New Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon detailed his vision for OPM and its role in modernizing 40-year-old statutes that govern how agencies recruit, retain, compensate and manage federal employees.
April 30, 2018 -
A complex regulation change from the Office of Personnel Management opens up a few more options to enrollees in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
April 27, 2018 -
Most federal workers and retirees are covered by one of the dozens of plans and any of them do not need Medicare Part B, but it does offer extra protection.
April 26, 2018 -
Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner join a handful of federal employee organizations to advocate for a quick fix to a complex issue buried in the new tax act that's having unintended and harmful consequences for some federal employees.
April 25, 2018 -
The two primary unions representing postal workers support a bipartisan postal reform bill in March, while the National Active and Retired Federal Employees opposes it for fear it will force retirees to take Medicare Part B.
April 24, 2018 -
The American Federation of Government Employees and have endorsed congressional candidates whom they hope will advocate for federal worker pay going forward.
April 20, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management's inspector general says the agency needs a contingency plan to address risks in the long-term care insurance market.
April 18, 2018 -
Joining host Julie Perkins of Shaw Bransford & Roth is Sara Newman, DrPH, MCP, an active duty commissioned corps officer in the United States Public Health Service currently assigned to the National Park Service serving as the Director of the NPS Office of Public Health (OPH). Sara is the principal advisor to the NPS Director and executive leadership for public health protection, disease prevention and health promotion decisions impacting the health of more than 300 million visitors to more than 400 parks nationwide. April 16, 2018
April 16, 2018 -
Are proposals to freeze federal pay and cut retirement benefits just political talk or, as one retiree put it, a reasonable menace?
April 13, 2018 -
In locations with fewer federal workers and/or fewer high grade jobs, promotion opportunities for employees in lower grade jobs are more limited than that of employees at the same grade in the D.C. region.
April 12, 2018 -
How would proposed changes to your federal pension plan affect you? Find out when NARFE's Jessica Klement and Jill Talley join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. April 11, 2018
April 10, 2018