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If you are a CSRS or CSRS-Offset employee who doesn’t owe any deposits or redeposits to the retirement system, you …More

Once upon a time, the Congress created a very simply retirement system. It’s called the Civil Service Retirement System. However, …More

There are two features of the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program about which you are probably unaware. First, …More

Have you ever gotten into an argument with you health benefit plan over whether a medical procedure or service should …More

What happens if you have a fatal accident or one that results in the loss of eyesight or a limb? …More

In recent years an increasing number of employees have left government before being eligible to retire. Many of them have …More

If you are heading for a divorce, you need to know about the “Spouse Equity Act.” That’s because a court …More

There are times when you are having a problem with the Office of Personnel Management and don’t know if it …More

Are you a federal employee? Are you married? Are you thinking about retiring any time soon? If the answer to …More

It probably seems a little early in the year to be talking about planning ahead for your health benefits coverage …More

Every year the benefits provided under various pieces of legislation are adjusted. So I thought it would be a good …More

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Last time we talked about the non-scheduled benefits available to employees who are disabled or injured in the line of …More

One of the least understood choices faced by employees who are disabled or injured in the line of duty is …More

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A retirement annuity from the federal government is a gift that keeps on giving, year after year. And may you …More

Are a CSRS employee? Are you getting ready to retire? If you are, you

As you should already know, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program is holding its open season through December 13. …More

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One of the finer features of federal employment is this: if you retire and die, your spouse can receive benefits …More

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Employees covered by CSRS Offset are one of the most neglected groups in the federal service. That

By Reg Jones In prior articles, I’ve discussed the things that you, your agency and OPM need to do to …More

In prior articles I discussed the responsibilities that you have when planning for retirement, and that your agency has when …More

Last week I talked about what happens to the annuities of federal employees who served in the armed forces after …More

Are you a federal employee who served in the military after December 31, 1955, and can get retirement credit under …More

Active duty time spent in the Armed Forces of the United States can be added to your civilian service, thus …More

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