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May's backlog is just 1,035 claims higher than the steady state goal of 13,000, the lowest backlog OPM has seen since May of 2016.
For many people thinking about retirement is axiomatic. It might be wise to think through this strategy a little more carefully.
Where should you retire? What state or city can have big consequences for finances and satisfaction. People retiring from military service have extra considerations, such as access to Veterans Affairs services or post-retirement job prospects.…
Current law only allows for feds to lose their pensions for conviction on national security charges.
April’s backlog is 3,077 claims higher than the steady state goal of 13,000, but is the lowest backlog level OPM has seen since December of 2023.
In the long run we're all dead. It's the 25 or 30 years before departure, the retirement years, that we've really got to worry about.
The Thrift Savings Plan might be the easiest way to accumulate wealth ever devised. Still, people find ways to mess it up, or not get the most out of it.
The government might employ some two million people, but no two federal employees are alike. That's why career and retirement planning can be complicated.
Your faithful radio anchor and columnist has a year before his own retirement and will chronicle the practical parts of the planning.
The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset have both been around for decades. They reduce or rule out Social Security benefits for some.
Many lawmakers are pushing for a full repeal of WEP and GPO, but others are instead looking to reform the benefit calculations for affected federal annuitants.
OPM also made improvements in the inventory backlog shrinking it by 2,786, for a total of 16,823 claims in March, the lowest it's been since December 2023.
With the era of near-zero inflation over, retirement planning has taken on new urgency, because a fixed income and rising prices don't make a good combination.
USPS retirees who are eligible for Medicare Part B, but do not have it, can sign up between now and September 1 without having to pay a penalty.