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Looking Forward to a Lump-sum Payment for Unused Annual Leave

Published: September 7, 2022

When federal employees have retirement in sight, even if it is still several years away, one point of focus becomes …More

Survivor Benefits Can Be Payable upon a Death in Service as Well as After

Published: July 27, 2022

While most of the focus on survivor benefits is on continued payments to survivors on the death of a retiree, …More

The Choice between Voluntary and ‘Discontinued Service’ Retirement

Published: July 6, 2022

A discontinued service retirement is one in which you are forced to retire, usually in the face of a specific …More

Social Security Insolvency Projection Looking Better, but Still a Problem (Published: June 14, 2022)

Two FEGLI Features That Are Mutually Exclusive (Published: June 1, 2022)

Conditions for Eligibility under the FLTCIP (Published: May 3, 2022)

The Impact of Federal Reemployment on an Annuity (Published: April 6, 2022)

The Key Differences Between Disability Retirement and FECA Benefits (Published: February 22, 2022)

How a Divorce Affects Federal Retirement Benefits (Published: February 1, 2022)

Eligibility for the Special Retirement Supplement and Its Value (Published: January 6, 2022)

The Value of a Survivor Annuity (Published: December 1, 2021)

Choosing between Purchasing FLTCIP Now or Later (Published: November 1, 2021)

The Value of Phased Retirement (Published: October 6, 2021)

Who’s Not Affected by the Government Pension Offset (Published: August 31, 2021)

Some Finer Points of Retirement COLAs (Published: July 28, 2021)

Tailoring a TSP Annuity (Published: June 30, 2021)

What Unused Sick Leave Will and Won’t Do for You at Retirement (Published: May 26, 2021)

Calculating Service Credit for Sick Leave At Retirement (Published: May 21, 2021)

Dotting the Is and Crossing the Ts on Your Retirement Application (Published: May 6, 2021)

Doing a Cost-Benefit Analysis on a Survivor Annuity (Published: April 8, 2021)

Exceptions to the FEHB ‘Five-Year Rule’ Exist, but They Aren’t Common (Published: March 3, 2021)

FEHB and FEGLI Benefits for Surviving Children (Published: February 4, 2021)

Survivor Benefits Before, After Retirement Differ (Published: January 12, 2021)

Annual Leave Cash-in Just ahead for Retiring Employees (Published: December 3, 2020)

What Providing a Survivor Benefit Would Cost—and What It’s Worth (Published: November 5, 2020)

WEP, GPO: Two Potential Reductions in Benefits (Published: October 7, 2020)

Reemployed Retirees Again Become Eligible for Insurance Tax Break (Published: September 9, 2020)

Understanding the Differences between FEHB and FLTCIP (Published: August 13, 2020)

The Insurable Interest Annuity: A Variant form of Survivor Benefit (Published: July 16, 2020)

Your Options If an FEHB Plan Denies a Claim (Published: June 11, 2020)