National Make a Will Month: Don’t Forget Your TSP Beneficiary Designation
August is National Make a Will Month, making it a good time to review your estate plan. But before you put your will back in the drawer,...
The OPM Retirement Backlog Is Shrinking. So Why Are Wait Times Getting Longer?
The latest OPM retirement backlog report seems contradictory at first glance. The backlog of pending retirement applications continues to...
Should You Delay Retirement? What Federal Employees Need to Consider
One of the biggest retirement decisions federal employees face isn’t choosing a TSP fund or deciding when to claim Social Security....
How to Get Your Federal Personnel File After You Leave Government
If you need your federal personnel file after leaving government service, the process just became much easier. For years, former federal employees often had to contact their former agency or submit a signed request to the National Personnel Records Center and wait weeks, or even months, for copies of their employment records. OPM has now...
USPS FERS Contributions Remain Suspended. Here’s What the New IG Report Found.
USPS FERS contributions from the Postal Service remain suspended four months after the agency’s emergency cash conservation plan began. A newly released Inspector General report suggests the financial pressures behind that decision haven’t eased and, in some cases, have become more pronounced. While nothing changes today for...
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OPM’s FEHB Health Claims Data Plan Raises New Privacy Questions
If you’re enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program or the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program,...
What TSP Millionaires Can Teach Federal Employees About Long-Term Investing
A record number of TSP millionaires now exists among federal employees and retirees. As of July 2026, 224,420 participants have Thrift...
Disability Retirement Used to Be a Coin Flip. Here’s What Changed.
If a medical condition has made it impossible to do your job, you may already know that federal disability retirement exists. What you may...
TSA Privatization Is Expanding: What Current Employees Need to Know
For years, TSA privatization has existed through a little-known program that allows certain airports to use private security screening...
Postponed vs. Deferred Retirement: The Difference That Could Cost a Federal Employee Their Health Insurance
A federal employee recently told his advisor he was ready to leave government service. He was 56, had 20 years of service, and had done...
The TSP Guide for Federal Employees
The TSP Guide for federal employees starts with a simple reality: the Thrift Savings Plan will be one of the largest retirement assets they...
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