Author: Benefits Ben

The 3.2% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will apply to CSRS and Social Security. FERS annuitants will see a 2.2% adjustment.

Recent board meeting indicates possible changes on the horizon for the Thrift Savings Plan’s (TSP) least popular withdrawal option.

News round-up from Congress and OPM: reminder about telework, House representative proposes rule that would jail feds for disclosing security clearances, and will the lack of a speaker result in…

Will the shutdown showdown have any impact on next year’s pay raise? Also, OPM recent announcement about locality adjustments.

News wrap-up from around the federal landscape: NASA is going to test storing data on the lunar surface, marijuana bill is approved by House committee, and $28,000 stolen from Army…

OPM announced there will be an average premium increase of 7.7% for FEHB plans next year.

Continuing our series on the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program. In this piece, we review the responsibilities of OPM, carriers, agencies, employees, and family members.

Shutdown averted until next month, along with the ‘pay cliff’ threatening federal firefighters. Plus, learn why the IRS almost had to furlough 60,000 workers that were thought to be ‘excepted…

If you’re retired and collecting a FERS pension and decide to return to federal service, here are the two situations in which your FERS annuity will stop.

Furloughs, federal benefits, and an update on the annual pay raise for feds.