Federal Employee and Annuitant Health Insurance, FEHB Plan Choices for the 2021 Plan Year Edward A. Zurndorfer- Each year, during the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM’s) sponsored benefits “open season”, federal employees and annuitants make decisions regarding which health, dental ... Read More
What the 2021 1.3 Percent COLA Means to Federal Employees and Retirees
10/23/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer – The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced key numbers that will affect both federal employees and retirees in 2021. The most significant changes will be a substantial increase in the Social Security taxable wage base for ... Read More
Commanding Officer Fired Over Deadliest AAV Accident in Marine History
10/22/2020
An AAV Accident left 1 Marine Fired, 1 Marine Dead, and 7 others missing. A Navy Sailor also passed away in the accident. A July mission to transport military personnel turned disastrous in the Pacific Ocean. Little public details are ... Read More
Federal Pay Raise on Track for 2021
10/21/2020
STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer updates Federal Employees on the 2021 Federal Pay Raise: 1% With little fanfare, the 2021 1% pay raise slated to take effect according to the President’s budget proposal earlier in 2020 looks to be intact. If ... Read More
Federal Employee Health Benefits Post-Retirement Rules
10/20/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer Each year, during the benefits “open season”, employees and annuitants make decisions regarding which health, dental and vision insurance plans they want to be covered by during the upcoming plan year that starts in the coming early ... Read More
Updates from the ISS: NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Launches from Kazakhstan
10/19/2020
Accompanied by 2 Russian Cosmonauts, Kate Rubins makes her second trip to the ISS, continuing a historic career as a scientist. On October 14th, three people were launched into space from Kazakhstan- NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins along with two Russian ... Read More
Premium Conversion: What Is It And How Is It Waived?
10/15/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer – Each year during the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)’s sponsored benefits “open season”, employees and annuitants make decisions regarding which health, dental and vision insurance plans they want to be covered by during the upcoming plan ... Read More
Payroll Tax Deferral – Opt-in may be coming! Latest updates
10/14/2020
STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer Updates Feds about a possible opt-in for Payroll tax deferral Congress is working to give federal employees the opportunity to opt-out of the payroll tax holiday that took effect last month following President Trump’s executive order. ... Read More
FEDLIFE Podcast- Ep. 35: The Different Applications of Life Insurance
10/13/2020
Fedlife Podcast, Episode 35: The Different Applications of Life Insurance Or listen on Spotify:: Or YouTube:
At CBP, A Move to Replace Dogs with Data Appears to Hit Speed Bump
10/12/2020
USPS and CBP haven’t implemented a law that would target International Opioids, the law relies on data instead of canines, but the data is ‘unreliable’ In 2018, Congress passed the Synthetic Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, which mandated that ... Read More
