Expert’s View

Whether you are an employee or a retiree, you know that the current age when you become eligible for Medicare …More

Among the more intriguing of the recommendations made by the Congressional Budget Office in a March report on how to …More

Last month the Congressional Budget Office issued a 256-page long report entitled "Reducing the Deficit: Spending and Revenue Options, the …More

On October 28, 2009, the Non-foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 …More

On October 28, 2009, the Non-foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2010 …More

I’m not an apologist for Congress. After all, Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) said, "It could probably be shown by …More

Things are generally quiet on the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance front. But every once in a while, there’s a …More

Last October I wrote about the definition of those who are eligible for an insurable interest annuity. In the past, …More

For the first time since 2002, there will be an open season in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program …More

Here’s a question that comes up all the time. Can an employee get credit for time spent at one of …More

The rules on full-time work and holidays are pretty clear. What is clearly less clear is how holidays are treated …More

There’s been a lot of confusion among federal retirees who saw an increase in the federal taxes taken out of …More

Lately there’s been a lot of water cooler chatter about the possibility of federal retiree annuities being based on an …More

In my last article, I described the problem OPM had with properly assessing the correct amount of interest on accounts …More

OPM has had problems in billing employees for the right amount if they were either 1) making deposits to get …More

There are times when a communication from OPM is clear enough that it doesn’t require a translation to be understood. …More

Here we go again. For the second straight year, some retirees and survivors who are covered by Medicare Part B …More

While it’s been true for some time that in certain situations agencies may advance sick leave to an employee, under …More

The original purpose of sick leave was to allow employees to be absent from work either because of physical or …More

The 80 percent limit. I’ve written about it before, and I’ve started asking myself how long it will be before …More

You may never have (probably never have) heard the term "present value factor." Present value factors are a set of …More

Here we go again. Retirees, survivors and Social Security beneficiaries are facing a second year without a cost of living …More

Few benefit programs are as static as the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Program. Except for rare and unpredictable open …More

As the Klingons in Star Trek are fond of saying, "This is a good day to die." I’m here to …More

Dear FERS employees, something happened while you were sleeping. Beginning with the first pay period on or after October 1, …More

It’s Open Season again, a time when federal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the FEHB can change their …More

News flash! OPM is taking forever to process retirement applications and the luckier ones are receiving only a portion of …More

Having written two straight columns about survivor annuities, it occurred to me that you might not be aware of another …More

A frequently asked question from retirees is this: "What happens to my annuity if I marry or remarry after I …More

A recent court case may serve as a wake-up call on how to word separation agreements and divorce decrees. On …More