Reg Jones Expert’s View

Employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System are a vanishing breed. However, those hardy souls who are left have …More

If you are enrolled in the self only option of a Federal Employees Health Benefits plan, you can stop reading …More

When it comes to the entitlement of family members to be covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program carriers, …More

Last week I wrote about Basic insurance under the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program. This time I want to …More

There’s one benefit program for federal employees and retirees that doesn’t get much attention: Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance. FEGLI …More

The Federal Employee Health Benefits program was enacted by Congress in 1959, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program …More

Is there any federal employee who doesn’t know that you have to be covered by the FEHB program for the …More

Cui bono? That’s a great old Latin phrase that means “Who benefits? Do you know who will benefit from your …More

I know there aren’t a lot of you left in the workforce. I mean CSRS employees (or FERS employees with …More

When I’m looking for a dose of thrills and chills, I check the news to see what bills have been …More

Almost one year ago, Joseph A. Beaudoin, President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, testified before the …More

Over the last three weeks, I’ve written about early retirement offers (VERAs), retirement under the MRA+10 provision, and deferred retirements. …More

Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about the rules governing the retirement of employees who are offered a VERA …More

Last week, I wrote about the rules governing the retirement benefits of employees whose agencies offer them an opportunity to …More

For the last few years, agencies have been shaking the branches and unloading thousands of employees who decided that this …More