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Long-term care insurance information, form and stethoscope.

Federal long term care insurance premiums to increase by as much as 86%, data shows

It’s the first time in seven years that the roughly 267,000 FLTCIP enrollees, who are civilian federal employees and military members, will see a premium…

Benefits

Brace yourself for the return of federal long-term care insurance options

Benefits

FILE - People walk outside the U.S Capitol building in Washington, June 9, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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

Congress

Derace Lauderdale

Reforming federal hiring: Does the Chance to Compete Act promise more than the government can deliver?

Federal Report

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What a lapse in funding might look like in October of 2023

Congress

A policy rider in Congress would mean the end of TSP’s mutual fund window

Federal Report

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Should federal employees feel relieved by the debt crisis resolution?

Pay & Benefits

A few changes are here for TSP’s My Account, with more on the way

TSP

OPM’s ‘retirement quick guide’ aims to tackle immediate challenges for retiring feds

Retirement

businessman holding personal items box ready moving leaving company. concept layoffs.

Here’s a civil service reform bill you’ll want to pay attention to

Workforce Rights/Governance

Pressure builds on OPM to fix delays, backlog in retirement services

Retirement

Why federal employees are watching the political landscape more than ever

If you wonder why federal employees worry, along with everyone else, consider: mini financial crises, a stubbornly bear stock market, no breakthroughs…

Agency Oversight

One-on-One with NARFE’s staff vice president for Policy and Programs

As part of the Federal Drive’s continuing expansion of coverage of pay, benefits and working conditions for federal employees. The Federal Drive with Tom…

Retirement

FILE - In this June 12, 2019, file photo, clouds roll over the U.S. Capitol dome as dusk approaches in Washington. The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House next year raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Reintroduced bills aim to fix hiring process, Social Security benefits for feds

Congress

Lawmakers reintroduced the Social Security Fairness Act, aiming to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, as well as the Chance to Compete Act, seeking to revamp the federal hiring process.