A 42-page PDF from the FEDZONE Vault by Ed Zurndorfer: "What Federal Employees Should Know About the Coordination of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, TriCare and Medicare"
During 2024, the IRS issued final guidance for individuals who inherited IRAs after December 31,2019, explaining the rules for inherited IRA required minimum distributions (RMDs). The first inherited traditional IRA…
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) announced that starting January 28, 2026, TSP participants will be able to convert portions of their traditional (before-taxed) TSP balance to the Roth (after-taxed) TSP…
A recent FEDZONE column (“TSP Announces Start of Roth TSP In-Plan Conversions”) presented an overview of the newest Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) option. Starting January 28, 2026, traditional TSP participants…
Federal employees who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) associated with a health savings account (HSA) are able to make both tax-deductible contributions to their HSAs and tax-free…
The annual benefits “open season” can be a challenging time for federal employees and retirees. This year’s benefits “open season” which started November 10,2025 and will conclude December 8,2025, is…
Federal employees and retirees are reminded each year at this time of year to perform year-end tax planning. This year is no exception, especially with the passage of the One…
According to an analysis from the Employee Benefits Research Institute, there are currently (2025) 3.2 million active health care flexible spending account (HCFSAs) in the US. A study from Benepass…
While in federal service, federal employees are privileged to have an important fringe benefit in the form of group health insurance. Employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)…
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program, which includes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program, provides health insurance benefits to approximately 8.2 million federal employees, U.S. Postal Service employees,…