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 petition that was recently started on the White House's We the People petition website is asking the government to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension…
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers, filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is a life-changing event and a leap into…
Your savings inside of the Thrift Savings Plan that you worked so hard throughout your federal career to accumulate are a large component of providing income in retirement.…
The author says that while he is the only candidate running for president who has put forth any visible plan on Social Security, Bernie Sanders' proposal for reforming…
The recent volatility in the stock market has many federal employees worried about their Thrift Savings Plan investments and future retirement. The author says that some federal employees…
The Federal Reserve has floated the idea of lowering interest rates below zero. What impact would this have on federal employees invested in the Thrift Savings Plan funds?
Acting Office of Personnel Management director Beth Cobert recently addressed the agency's seemingly endless backlog of retirement applications and discussed the steps being taken to improve it.
What can federal employees expect to happen to their benefits if they pass away while still employed?
The Obama administration has recommended a 1.6% pay raise for federal workers in 2017. Does that mean this is a done deal and federal employees now know what…
Two Congressmen have introduced legislation to make the myRA a permanent retirement savings option.