SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft Vehicles continue to transport astronauts to and from ISS. Also – safety panel assesses the Artemis moon missions. On March 3rd, The SpaceX spaceship known as the Endeavor successfully flew NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody ... Read More

STWS Advisor Jennifer Meyer dives deep into items 5 through 7 from her “10 MORE Easy Ways to Ruin a Federal Retirement” Series. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Hello readers. Here is my next offering in my “10 MORE Easy Ways to Ruin ... Read More

The 48th weekly quiz focuses on recent TSP performance, taxation of FERS and CSRS, and budgetary talks in Congress. Take Our Other Quizzes: Quiz #47 Quiz #46 Quiz #45 [ays_quiz id=”48″] You Might Also Enjoy This Podcast: FedLife Podcast: Top ... Read More

How the IRS Taxes the Surviving Spouse Benefits of Deceased Federal Employees and Annuitants Ed Zurndorfer – Unfortunately, over the years there have been married federal employees who died while in federal service or after they have retired from federal ... Read More

Edward Zurndorfer discusses how a spouse and young children become eligible for a Social Security benefit based on the individual’s Social Security earnings record– A previous FEDZONE column discussed how an individual becomes eligible for a Social Security monthly retirement ... Read More

Adam Schiff, a Democrat Representative from California, just reintroduced a bill of his own: the Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act, which would add a sixth TSP fund to the existing five (G, C, S, I, and F). The new fund ... Read More

The White House’s proposed budget for 2024 was released last week, recommending a 5.2% pay raise for federal employees. On Thursday, March 9th, the Biden administration released its recommended budget for the fiscal year 2024, which included a suggested pay ... Read More

Our weekly quiz focuses on the current COLA outlook, designating beneficiaries for your federal benefits, and the anticipated Special Salary Rate on the horizon for IT workers. Try These Quizzes Next! Quiz #46 Quiz #45 Quiz #44 [ays_quiz id=”47″] FedLife ... Read More

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a letter with some important reminders regarding the suspension of FLTCIP. A few months ago, in mid-December, OPM suspended the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). The only company to bid on ... Read More

The US Marshals Service (USMS) was recently infiltrated by hackers, exposing potentially sensitive information. The US Marshals Service experienced a cyberattack at the end of 2019 that wasn’t discovered until several months later, in May of 2020. That data breach ... Read More