Reg Jones Expert’s View

When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be an archaeologist. One definition of archaeology is “the study of …More

2013 was a year when a lot of employees decided to throw in the towel and retire. If you were …More

If you are a CSRS employee who has, or will have, enough Social Security credits to be eligible for an …More

With all the bashings, brickbats and mistreatment that federal employees have had in recent times, it’s no wonder that a …More

Last week, I wrote about the best date to retire in 2013. What I didn’t do was deal with the …More

Listen up all you CSRS and FERS employees who are eligible to retire and are trying to make up your …More

FEDVIP If you are enrolled in FEDVIP, you can continue that coverage without taking any action during the current Open …More

Open Season began on November 11 and runs through December 9. It’s your annual opportunity to exercise your right to …More

In my last few columns I’ve focused on retirement, which is the topic du jour for most federal employees these …More

Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about how to speed up the retirement application process if you are ready …More

Year after year, I get the same question. What’s the best date to retire? That was an easy question to …More

There are a lot of you who are eligible to retire and – seeing how things have been going for …More

Last week I wrote about the legal requirement that a retiring employee who is married must elect a full survivor …More

It’s no fun thinking about death, especially when it’s your own. However, all married federal employees are required by law …More

While the population of CSRS-covered employees has dwindled to about a tenth of the workforce, the fact that most of …More