Richard Thissen

Federal pay for 2019 in limbo, as congressional negotiations stall

Negotiations over a proposed 1.9 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees have stalled in Congress, even as many agencies secure full-year appropriations…

Pay

Federal employees to see some relief in FEHBP premium increases in 2019

Benefits

It’s Groundhog Day, again

Federal Report

Are changes coming to your retirement package?

Your Turn

OPM submits 4 familiar retirement proposals to the House for consideration

Workforce

Retiree health premiums and postal reform

Mike Causey

Senate confirmations bring permanent leadership to OPM for first time in more than 2 years

Workforce

2-year budget deal would bring some good news to federal employees

Budget

Feds facing $32B pay, pension hit: Time to bite back?

Federal Report

House advances 2018 budget resolution with federal retirement cuts

Retirement

Trump sets 2018 pay raise for federal employees

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005, file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. The AP reported on June 30, 2017, that a story being shared online crediting President Donald Trump for a routine cost of living adjustment for Social Security recipients is false. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

COLA countdown at 1.6 percent

Federal, military and Social Security retirees may be looking at a January cost-of-living adjustment of 1.6 percent, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

Federal Report

Maryland Democrat wants to bring retirement contribution back to 2012 levels for all feds

Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) introduced the Federal Employee Pension Act of 2017 to reduce the mandatory 4.4 percent pension contributions by new federal…

Congress

Trump’s proposed retirement changes would have major impacts on current feds and retirees

Retirement

Proposed changes to the federal retirement system could force current federal employees to delay retirements and spark financial hardship for current retirees. Federal financial experts discuss these proposals, which President Donald Trump included in his full fiscal 2018 budget request.