Stay informed with the latest federal employee retirement news, including updates on FERS and CSRS, retirement eligibility rules, OPM retirement processing, and TSP performance as it relates to long‑term retirement planning. This category covers annual COLA updates, TSP news, survivor benefits, military service credit, retirement application guidance, and major OPM policy changes or federal legislation that could affect federal retirement benefits. Find clear, timely information to help current and former federal employees navigate retirement planning, benefit calculations, and post‑retirement considerations.
A House Committee has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking for an investigation into how OPM can improve its retirement application handling process.
The author says that a drop in gasoline prices is to blame for the very low COLA that was announced for 2017 this week.
There will be a COLA increase of 0.3% for federal retirees and Social Security recipients in 2017.
There is a common belief that Members of Congress have a special pension that will pay them their full salary as a pension for as little as five…
The word "steal" is used very loosely in the Social Security debate. However, if anyone is guilty of actually "stealing" from Social Security, the author says that one…
Want to be a millionaire someday? These are five habits that people who become millionaires practice that helped them get there.
Borrowing money has become commonplace for the federal government to fund its operations. What is this likely to mean for future tax rates? The author provides an analysis.
The Federal Employees Health Benefits program is one of the best benefits available to federal employees and retirees, and it can be carried into retirement after leaving federal…
The Office of Personnel Management made a very slight improvement in the number of outstanding retirement applications in its backlog in September.
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board recently released its five year strategic plan. The author highlights two goals from the plan and what they would mean for federal…