Deferred Resignation Program Cost: Why the “400% Return” Claim Is Disputed
The Deferred Resignation Program cost is now at the center of a dispute over whether the program ultimately saved taxpayers money. OPM...
How to Actually Pay a FERS Service Credit Deposit Through Pay.gov
If you have military service or certain older civilian service that isn’t currently counted toward your FERS retirement, you may need...
OPM Health Claims Data: The Dispute Continues
OPM health claims data collection has become a growing privacy dispute for federal employees, retirees, and their families, and a new round...
Roth TSP Hits $100 Billion: How the Tax Mechanics Work
The Roth TSP has crossed a major milestone. Roth balances reached about $101 billion in August, representing nearly 9% of the TSP’s record $1.17 trillion in assets. About 2.9 million TSP participants, roughly 40% of account holders, now have money in Roth status. The growth is significant, but the more important question for...
FERS Disability Retirement and SSDI: How the Offset Works
If you’re receiving FERS disability retirement and SSDI, you can receive both benefits, but they don’t simply get added together. Social Security pays its benefit separately, while OPM reduces the FERS disability annuity during months when you’re also receiving SSDI. The amount of that reduction changes after the first...
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Social Security Fairness Act: What the Numbers Show Nearly Two Years Later
Nearly two years after the Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset...
Overtime and FERS: Why Your Extra Hours May Not Boost Your Pension
Overtime and FERS don’t necessarily go together the way you might expect. You can work a year filled with extra shifts and overtime,...
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...
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...
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...
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