Expert’s View

When the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) was established, it differed from the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) in several …More

We hear the term Service Computation Date (SCD) but exactly what is it and how is it calculated?  Let’s start …More

In the last three articles on life events, I focused on marriage, children, and divorce. I’ll conclude this series by …More

This is the third in a series of articles about life events and how they might affect your Federal Employees …More

Last week I wrote about the choices available to you under the federal health insurance programs if you get married. …More

Over the last two weeks, I wrote about the things that newly hired employees need to consider when making decisions …More

Last week I wrote about the decisions employees need to make about coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) …More

If you are a relatively new employee, you’ll remember that when you went to work for the government, you had …More

For those employees who have been waiting for a conjunction of the planets or a lucky roll of the dice …More

While to outsiders the United States government may seem like a place where millions of employees enter at the front …More

Last week I filled you in on a series of basic benefits that your survivors would be entitled to if …More

I know this isn’t a topic you’ve been eagerly waiting for. After all, who wants to think about dying while …More

Let’s take a look at what would happen to your annuity if you returned to work for the government. If …More

In a previous article we looked at rules governing the payment of CSRS and FERS retirement benefits to U.S. citizens …More

I get questions from federal retirees who are thinking about living part time or full time overseas (it seems some …More

The Federal Employees Health Benefits program is one of the most valuable benefits provided to federal employees. It provides comprehensive …More

Over the last three weeks, I answered the most commonly asked questions about the CSRS and FERS systems and about …More

In recent articles we spelled out the rules governing the age and service requirements for a CSRS and FERS employees …More

Last week I started this series on the most common questions regarding retirement by going over the rules governing when …More

This is a transitional period with a new administration and a new Congress looking at potential changes in a host …More