A new insert in newborns' Social Security card mailings explains how parents can claim a Trump Account and the $1,000 federal contribution.

Blue Cross FEP premiums rise 8.6% to 11% in 2027. See the new rates for Standard, Basic, and FEP Blue Focus, plus how much ...

Which is the better retirement system, the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)? When the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the coming year is ...

Recently introduced legislation would require the Thrift Savings Plan to allow electronic transfers of funds to outside retirement accounts, replacing a process that currently relies on a mailed U.S.

Most retirees believe the key to success in retirement is earning higher investment returns, but after working with federal employees for years, I can tell you this: in retirement, income timing often ...

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Yosemite National Park employee, Dr. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, after the National Park Service (NPS) terminated Joslin for participating in the ...

Federal payroll employment has fallen by 336,000 jobs since January 2025, a decline that far surpasses the shifts seen during Trump’s first term or throughout the four years of the Biden ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has finalized a rule eliminating the governmentwide time-in-grade requirement, a restriction that generally made General Schedule (GS) employees wait 52 weeks ...

If you’ve ever opened an FEHB plan brochure and thought, “Where do I even begin?”, you’re not alone. With dozens of national plans, hundreds of regional options, and brochures that often exceed 100 ...

In Hill v. Department of Defense (CAFC No. 2024-1695 (nonprecedential) 4/7/2026) the appeals court addresses Mr. Hill’s efforts to overturn his removal. The whole affair began when Mr. Hill while on ...

Federal employees in the Washington, DC area must depart their offices no later than 2 PM EST on March 16 due to the threat of severe weather in the area. According to NBC4 Washington, “Severe storms ...

Federal retirees often discover that Medicare’s Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) increases their Part B and Part D premiums. A reader in an online comment in a recent FedSmith article, ...