Reg Jones Expert’s View

Every year the Office of Personnel Management sends a letter to every health benefit provider in the Federal Employees Health …More

If you’ve ever wondered what leave without pay is, when it can be granted, and how it affects federal benefits, …More

One of the best benefits of federal employment is the fact that you can earn annual leave. And you can …More

Offers of early retirement appear to be much sought after, if my correspondence is any indicator. Not only do I …More

Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about two provisions hidden in HR-1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control …More

Last week I wrote about a provision in HR-1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, that would allow …More

The House recently passed HR-1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. So, what’s that to you? I’ll tell …More

In my last article in this series on kinds of retirement and associated benefits, I want to explain what the …More

To close this series on the various types of retirement and the benefits that may flow from them, I want …More

Over the last five articles I have described the rules governing a variety of different kinds of retirement and how …More

So far I’ve written about the various types of retirements offered to employees who are otherwise hale and hearty. This …More

Deferred annuity? Postponed annuity? Those are terms that have confused a lot of federal employees. Do they mean the same …More

In my last two articles, I covered the rules governing immediate retirement under CSRS and FERS, and how annuities are …More

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

The other day, a friend of mine told me that he was planning to retire from the government. So, I …More

In the first four articles of this series, I focused on the four kinds of insurance provided under the Federal …More

In my prior four articles, I offered a refresher course on the four kinds of insurance coverage offered by Federal …More

Over the last three weeks I’ve offered refresher courses on life insurance available through the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance …More

In my last article, I offered a refresher course on Option A-Standard coverage available under the Federal Employees’ Group Life …More

In my last article, I offered a refresher course on Basic insurance coverage available under the Federal Employees’ Group Life …More