When federal employees reach 30 years of service with the federal government, they usually start thinking about retirement. Three very common ages to retire as a federal employee are 57 (Minimum ...

For most in the air traffic controller (ATC) position, “good time” is defined as qualifying service years for which your FERS pension calculation uses a 1.7% multiplier instead of the normal 1.0 or ...

A new insert in newborns' Social Security card mailings explains how parents can claim a Trump Account and the $1,000 federal contribution.

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has set up a “current known issues” page to detail some of the more frequent problems that plan participants have encountered since the transition to the mutual fund ...

Many federal employees want to retire as soon as possible, but before you act too soon, it’s good to consider the impact that your retirement date will have on your benefits. Note: Before picking a ...

There is no such thing as a free lunch even in the government. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) costs money to operate, and you, as the TSP participant pay to keep it going. But for most federal ...

A lot of federal employees use Blue Cross Blue Shield for their health insurance, but very few understand what happens to their plan in retirement, and I have seen many feds pay way too much for ...

For most Americans, the advice to delay Social Security until 70 makes sense. For federal employees under FERS, it is more nuanced. Your pension provides guaranteed monthly income for life, and that ...

For years, getting a 4 or a 5 on your performance rating was pretty normal in the federal government. Starting with the rating year that just ended, it won’t be. On September 21, 2026, OPM Director ...

The government’s share of Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) premiums is not a fixed percentage. In 2027, the government will pay exactly 75% of the total premium in about half of FEHB plan ...

Federal employees hoping to return to teleworking will be interested in a Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) decision issued on October 21, 2026. The FLRA upheld an arbitration award against the ...

The House Budget Committee met last night to vote on the budget bill that had originally failed to pass out of the Committee on Friday. The bill, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), was ...