2025 Social Security COLA
• After an 8.7% COLA in 2023 and a 3.2% adjustment in 2024, the downward trend is expected to continue for Social Security’s 2025 COLA. Current estimates predict 2.4%.
Federal Employee News: TSP I-Fund Update
NASA Accepting Astronaut Applications, TSP’s I-Fund’s New Index, and More Federal Employee News
Top 5 Points to Consider as Your Federal Retirement Date Approaches
The top 5 things that federal employees should keep in mind as their retirement date draws near.
FEHB Highlights Series: Eligibility for Federal Employee Health Benefits
• After a long pause, we’re resuming our deep dive into the FEHB program’s handbook. This article reviews which employees of the federal government are eligible for FEHB, and which…
2025 Federal Pay Raise: White House Budget Update
• The White House published its budget proposal this week for fiscal year 2025 and indicates a lower pay raise for federal workers than the past few years
How Does the TSP Matching Contribution Work?
It’s a match – Understanding TSP Contributions and Automatic Enrollment, including a TSP matching contribution example.
Government Shutdown Countdown in Congress Continues
Government shutdown averted for the fourth time since October 1st. Bill has been introduced to fund the government and end the threat of a closure.
Understanding FERS Contribution
In October of last year, there were slight changes to the amount agencies contribute to the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Employees and the US government fund the rest.
Life Insurance for Federal Workers: Eligibility for FEGLI
• Which federal employees are eligible for the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program? • What to know about dropping and adding FEGLI coverage. • When should feds look…
Average Expense Ratio of TSP Funds Sees Slight Decrease
TSP’s low expense ratios saw a significant uptick starting in 2018. Now the net expense ratio is at its lowest point since before 2020, but still well above 2019 levels.