Government Pension Offset

FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va. A U.S. judge on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them

House of Representatives announces new rules for AI

Ahead of the new postal health program’s launch in 2025, the Office of Personnel Management has created a landing page with more information.

Federal Newscast

Bill to repeal WEP, GPO reaches threshold to force a House floor vote

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diplomacy, foreign service, State Department Foreign Service

Senators push for fix to potential Foreign Service pay cut

Federal Newscast

DHS’ top lawyer is stepping down

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers file discharge petition, aiming to force floor vote on WEP, GPO bill

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Wow! Federal retirement, and protecting it, mean hard work!

Tom Temin Commentary

WEP & GPO repeal, Schedule F among issues facing Congress

Congress

Congress again ponders updating Social Security policy for non-eligible federal retirees

Retirement

Repeal or reform? House lawmakers weigh responses to WEP, GPO

Congress

Elderly couple reviews Social Security information

Congressional repeal of Social Security’s ‘evil twins’ nears finish line

Federal Newscast

The Social Security evil twins WEP and GPO get a fresh look from Capitol Hill

Pay & Benefits

Retirement changes for former seasonal feds, higher death benefits and other bills to watch

For federal employees and federal retirees, Congress is eyeing changes to catch-up contributions, death gratuities, Social Security benefits and more.

Pay & Benefits

After a summer break, Congress has a lot on its plate this fall

The House and Senate appropriations packages are far from the only priority for Congress this fall — and many of the other to-do items have direct impacts…

Congress

How Congresswoman Spanberger plans to KO the WEP and the GPO, aka the Evil Twins

Retirement

Several retired federal employees feel they are being unfairly denied benefits, due to the Social Security provisions known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).