Even Experts Get Social Security Wrong; What Federal Employees Can Learn
Social Security rules are complex, and even financially savvy individuals discover that small misunderstandings may reduce lifetime income,...
OPM Finalizes Schedule Policy/Career Rule: What Federal Employees Should Know
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has finalized a new federal civil service rule establishing a category called Schedule...
Inside Federal Retirement Processing: What the Data Shows
Federal retirement processing is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history. After decades of paper-based...
TSP Performance Update: January 2026
All Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) funds posted positive returns in January 2026, giving federal employees a strong start to the year....
Data Shows Population Gains Across the U.S.
New U.S. Census data shows an estimated 7.1 million people moved to a different state between 2023 and 2024. This highlights a continuing...
Deal Reached to Mostly Avoid Government Shutdown
Update: The U.S. government faces a brief partial shutdown starting early Saturday, January 31, 2026, after a bipartisan funding deal...
2026 Tax Season is Here
Tax season for filing your 2025 federal income tax return officially opened on January 26, 2026, when the IRS began accepting and...
The U.S. Wealth Gap Hits a New Extreme
The divide between America’s wealthiest households and everyone else has reached levels not seen in modern economic history. New data...
Immigration Enforcement Incidents Raise Risk of Government Shutdown
Tensions on Capitol Hill have escalated sharply following a fatal shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis,...
Inside OPM’s New Federal Workforce Data Platform
The Federal Workforce Data (FWD) platform was officially launched by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in early January....
