FEHB Family Member Verification Is Changing for Open Season 2026
If you’re planning to add a spouse or child to your Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage during the 2026 Open Season,...
Federal Telework Arbitration Cases Are Raising the Same Question Again
A growing number of federal telework arbitration cases are producing the same basic lesson: an agency’s decision to bring employees...
The American Origins of Labor Day, Told Around the World
More than 80 countries around the world have a Labor Day or workers’ holiday, and many of them celebrate it on a completely different...
FEHB in Retirement: Retiring at 57 Changes How You Plan for Healthcare
FEHB in retirement can be one of the most valuable benefits a federal employee has. But if you’re considering retiring at 57 with 30 years of service, there’s an important healthcare timeline to understand: Medicare generally won’t begin until 65. For someone retiring at their Minimum Retirement Age, Medicare may still...
Were DRP Departures Actually Replaced? OPM and a Watchdog Group Disagree
A new data analysis has kicked off a real dispute between a prominent government watchdog group and OPM’s own director over what actually happened after last year’s DRP departures What the Partnership for Public Service Found The Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on federal workforce issues,...
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Remarried? Your FERS Survivor Annuity May Not Fully Protect Your Current Spouse
A FERS survivor annuity is supposed to provide continuing income to a spouse after a federal retiree dies. But if a previous divorce...
OPM Retirement Processing Could Get a Technology Upgrade
Federal employees have heard plenty about OPM retirement processing delays. Now, OPM is replacing more than 100 separate federal HR systems...
Surviving Spouse Social Security Benefits: The Financial Shock Many Couples Don’t Expect
Surviving spouse Social Security benefits can replace much of the income lost when a spouse dies, but they don’t replace both...
FEEA Emergency Loans: The Federal Financial Safety Net Many Feds Don’t Know About
FEEA emergency loans can provide a financial lifeline to eligible federal and postal employees facing certain unexpected hardships. Yet...
New Data Sheds Light on OPM Retirement Backlog and Processing Times
When we look at the OPM retirement backlog, the number of pending retirement claims has been falling for months, yet the average time...
FERS Survivor Benefits: What Your Spouse Could Receive If You Die While Working
Most discussions of FERS survivor benefits focus on what happens when you retire and elect a survivor benefit for your spouse. But...
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