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If the pandemic proved anything, it's never too early to start thinking about hour health care needs. That means now's a good time to review your needs.
Uncertainty over the size of the pay raise vs. the COLA is causing many feds to rethink their proposed retirement date.
It is possible to work for Uncle Sam long enough to get and qualify for benefits and an annuity, but still leave government earlier.
More federal employees have retired so far during the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2020, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.
June stats from the Office of Personnel Management for newly filed claims showed last month was higher than a year ago, when the pandemic was in full effect.
Despite a deadly worldwide pandemic, the number of active and retired feds with million-dollar-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts more than doubled in the last year.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wants the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to take on new fiduciary responsibilities, while a bipartisan pair in the House is eyeing retirement reforms for former temporary and seasonal employees.
Consider the following. Delay your planned retirement by a year or two. Better yet, from a financial standpoint, hang on another three. Or more.
The agency that manages the Thrift Savings Plan is fielding a growing number of concerns about the financial risks of climate change.
Healthcare experts Ceci Connolly and Andrea Walsh lay out five ways OPM can improve its Health Plan Comparison Tool.
Who keeps Uncle Sam afloat and pays for all those projected projects elected officials approve so they can remain in office? A lot of that money comes from estate taxes.
Would taxpayers get more bang for their buck if federal agencies slashed 60% of their executive workforce while tripling the pay of those who remained in the career Senior Executive Service?
The executive order, which President Joe Biden signed Friday, addresses everything from unpaid federal internships and pay equity for members of underserved communities to diversity and inclusion training and gender-neutral pronouns.
So far there seems to be consensus at least within the White House and House on a 2.7% federal pay raise for civilian employees next year. But there's still one big lingering question.