Pay & Benefits
Guide to 2022 Federal Benefits Open Season
This is an overview of the benefits available to federal employees and retirees during Open Season.
Pay & Benefits
Get the latest federal employee pay news, including updates on federal pay raises, GS pay scale changes, locality pay, and federal compensation policy. Stay informed on TSP news, TSP fund performance, contribution limits, and investment updates. This category also covers FEHB premiums, FEGLI rates, FEDVIP dental and vision benefits, and major OPM policy changes, federal workforce legislation, and other developments that impact federal employee pay, benefits, and take‑home compensation.
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TSP Losses Accelerate: One TSP Fund Down About 30% This Year
Losses in TSP Funds deepened in September and stocks had the worst nine months of a calendar year since 2002.
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2023 FEHB Premiums to Increase by 8.7%
OPM has released the 2023 FEHB and FEDVIP premiums.
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Update on TSP Website Problems; All TSP Funds Have Negative Return With One Down 30%+
One TSP Fund is now down more than 30% in 2022. Here is an update on 2022 TSP fund performance and how TSP website problems have been rectified.
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Two New Additions Proposed for Locality Pay Areas
OPM is proposing to add Carroll County, IL and Brooks County, TX into locality pay areas.
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2023 FEHB Open Season Dates Announced
OPM has announced the 2022 FEHB Open Season dates and provided some general information for federal employees.
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Seeking Accountability: Fallout from TSP Website Problems
TSP website problems have led to an upcoming GAO investigation and a bill to create an Inspector General at the agency.
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TSP Performance Continues to Suffer: One Core Fund Down 22% This Year
August TSP fund performance reflects the abysmal performance of the stock market in 2022. Other than the G Fund, all TSP Funds went down in August.
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Biden Issues Alternative Pay Letter for 2023 Federal Pay Raise: Average 4.6% Raise
President Biden has issued the letter outlining his alternative pay plan of a 4.6% average increase for the 2023 federal pay raise.
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Lawmakers Want FEHB to Cover Infertility Treatment
A group of Democrats in the House and Senate want OPM to add coverage for infertility treatment to the FEHB.