Reg Jones Expert’s View

One of life’s greatest fears is that you will be unable to care for yourself because of chronic mental or …More

While the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program provides a wide range of benefits for federal employees, retirees, and certain …More

When you retire you’ll have to make some decisions about your Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance coverage. Specifically, which benefits …More

When you came to work for the government, you were automatically covered under the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program …More

Last week I went over the basic rules governing the FEHB program for federal employees. This week I want to …More

This week I’m starting a series that covers the two most-used insurance programs for federal employees and retirees, the Federal …More

An interesting feature of OPM’s Federal Employees Benefits Survey was its examination of the health plan priorities of Baby Boomers, …More

Last week I showed you the level of importance that federal employees who were surveyed put on key benefit programs …More

OPM’s Federal Employee Benefits Survey gathered data from a sampling of current federal employees. Of particular interest is the importance …More

The Office of Personnel Management recently released results of the latest Federal Employees Benefits Survey which, in their words, “is …More

I had thought the fact that federal employees who attended one of the military service academies were entitled to get …More

Our last three articles covered high-3, years of service and timing of a retirement application. Now that I have you …More

In the last two weeks we’ve looked at how you can increase the two main elements of your retirement benefit …More

If you are not financially ready to retire when you reach eligibility to retire, a common response is to continue …More

In my previous series focusing on retirement eligibility, I pointed out that the decision to retire is not just a …More

Over the last four weeks, I’ve written about the pluses and minuses of staying in the federal government during this …More

A unique feature of the FERS retirement system is the MRA+10 provision. It allows employees to retire at their minimum …More

Last week I wrote about immediate retirement under CSRS and CSRS Offset. This time I want to review the immediate …More

While the number of CSRS and CSRS Offset employees is declining, there are still plenty of you on the rolls. …More

From time to time, events cause a spike in anxiety among federal employees and retirees. We are currently in such …More