FEHB Plan Options Could Change. OPM Wants Your Input.
FEHB plan options could eventually look different during Open Season. On September 15, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a…
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…
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…
Federal Law Enforcement Retirement: Who’s Eligible?
A group of 19 House Republicans is asking the Office of Personnel Management to take another look at federal law enforcement retirement…
USPS Financial Health: Where Do They Stand?
If you work for USPS, you’ve probably heard some version of “the Postal Service is losing money” for years. But what does the…
FERS Part-Time Service: How It Can Reduce Your Federal Pension
If you’ve spent any of your federal career working part-time, your FERS part-time service may affect your pension in a way…
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Nearly two years after the Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset…
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…
