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Last week we looked at the benefits available if you get married and how to make adjustments in your designations …More

As the old saying goes, life is what happens when you’re making other plans. The important thing is to recognize …More

If you leave government before you have the right combination of age and service to retire, you’ll be entitled to …More

What can you do if the law won’t allow you to provide a federal retirement survivor annuity for someone you …More

In my last article, I pointed out why it’s so important to have your affairs in order in the event …More

One thing we don’t like to think about is our own death. Because of that, we often postpone making arrangements …More

Over the last four weeks I’ve been writing about employees who were retiring at the last minute, the mechanics of …More

I’ve written about this issue before but I wish I had done so again recently because it might have spared …More

Following are the steps that various parts of your agency will follow as they jointly work toward getting you on …More

Well, we really are down to the wire. The last day on which a FERS employee can retire and be …More

Years ago, when an agency submitted an employee’s retirement paperwork, it took OPM a long time to begin paying that …More

The 2019 leave year ends on Saturday, January 4, 2020 and the 2020 leave year begins on Sunday, January 5. …More

If you are eligible to retire, have decided to do so soon but haven’t made up your mind on an …More

Relatively few employees, retirees, and survivors — only around five percent each year — take advantage of their opportunity to …More

Sick leave is one of the government’s high-value benefits. Not only does it help when you are ill but it …More

Yes, it’s that time of year when the itch to retire becomes overwhelming. With that in mind, many employees wonder …More

Over the last three weeks, I’ve written about the FEHB open season, FEDVIP and FSAFEDS. This time I want to …More

Last week I focused on the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and the options available to you during this year’s …More

Open season on health benefits will run from November 11 to December 9 this year. If you are already enrolled …More

The Office of Personnel Management has announced the 2020 health, dental and vision program premiums, setting the stage for the …More

Previous articles have looked at the trials and tribulations surrounding the creation of annual retiree cost-of living adjustments, or COLAs. …More

Last week I continued the tortured path that the payments of retiree COLAs took from their beginning in 1962 to …More

Last week I introduced you to the early history of laws providing federal retirees with cost-of-living adjustments. It was a …More

This is the time of year when federal retirees look forward to an announcement about their cost-of-living adjustments for the …More

It’s in your best interest to make sure that you get credit for your CSRS and FERS employment, plus any …More

You can get credit for active duty service in the armed forces in determining your length of service and have …More

A key step in the federal retirement process is to sit back and think about the all jobs you’ve had …More

This time of year many of you are on vacation, have just returned from vacation or are getting ready to …More

Here are the steps you, your agency and OPM need to accomplish as you move from being an employee to …More

Last week we looked at the rules governing when your are eligible to retire and when your annuity begins. In …More