Reg Jones Expert’s View

The official announcement about cost-of-living adjustments will soon be out. So it’s time to give you a refresher course on …More

OPM is proposing to expand eligibility to enroll in the FEHB program to temporary, seasonal, and intermittent employees who are …More

Last week I encouraged you to start thinking about the upcoming Open Season. That article focused on the Federal Employees …More

Saddle up! We’re burning daylight! Get the lead out! There’s not a moment to lose! (And countless other attention-getting clichés.) …More

Last week I wrote about the requirement that you elect a survivor annuity for your spouse when you retire, unless …More

Should you elect a survivor benefit for your spouse? Believe it or not, there was a time when that decision …More

Did you ever work for the federal government, leave, get a refund of your retirement contributions, and then return to …More

Last time I wrote about various kinds of employment that weren’t covered by either CSRS or FERS—that is, no contributions …More

It’s August and we’re on the slope toward the end of the year when the largest number of employees retire. …More

The Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program will be celebrating its 60th birthday on August 29, 2014. Happy birthday, FEGLI! …More

In case you missed it, the contributions rates for FERS employees hired (or rehired after a break in service) during …More

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Not a week goes by without someone asking me how their annuity will be affected if they have a period …More

Despite the downturn in hiring, there are still a lot of new employees coming into the federal service. While some …More

In last week’s article about how CSRS and Social Security interact for CSRS Offset employees, I concluded by saying that …More