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...
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...
Retirement Readiness Is About More Than Your Finances
Retirement readiness is usually measured in dollars. Do you have enough in your TSP? What will your FERS pension provide? When should you claim Social Security? Those questions matter, but they don’t tell the whole story. Research on retirement adjustment shows that preparing for life after work also means planning for the routines,...
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...
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Could This Bill Prevent the Next Government Shutdown?
A bipartisan Senate proposal introduced this month would fundamentally change what happens when Congress misses a funding deadline,...
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...
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