The SECURE Act 2.0 made changes to catch-up contribution for the TSP and also early withdrawal rules for public safety workers. UPCOMING TSP WEBINAR FedLife Podcast (ep. 102): Recent Changes to TSP Rules Resulting from SECURE Act 2.0 TSP changes ... Read More

Debunking 10 Myths About the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and Medicare Medicare will likely become a part of a federal employee’s or retiree’s life once the employee or retiree becomes age 65. In the United States today, most health ... Read More

Pay raise at the NSA, plus estimates for next year’s COLA and TSP Contributions. In a weekly roundup of news from around the federal workforce, we’re looking at recent events concerning to employee benefits. For current employees, estimates have been ... Read More

Biden’s alternative pay plan indicates 5.2% average pay raise for federal employees in 2024. The odds of the annual pay raise for the federal workforce being 5.2% have been high since March, when the current presidential administration released its suggested ... Read More

This episode is about the rules, application process, and calculations involved with a disability retirement for federal employees under both FERS and CSRS. COMPLIMENTARY FERS WEBINAR FedLife Podcast (ep. 101): Disability Retirement from the US Federal Government We’re excited about ... Read More

Dungeons, Dragons, and… Financial Planning? Don’t miss this week’s Fed15 podcast The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 12): Financial Planning for Federal Employees The importance of having a plan, as learned in the recent Dungeons and Dragons movie. Katelyn discusses the value ... Read More

An IRS agent killed during training exercise, USPS reports another quarter loss of over $1 Billion, and a nuclear-powered rocket. In this weekly roundup of recent news from around the federal government’s workforce, we look at a training exercise that ... Read More

In this TSP heavy episode, Dan and Katelyn go over recent performance and review some reasons why staying with the TSP is a good choice for some folks. The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 11): Checking in on the TSP In this ... Read More

Do federal annuitants need to receive their FERS or CSRS income on a monthly basis? Learn about the alternative annuity benefit.

Next year’s reimbursement rates have been revealed by GSA. When government employees use a personally owned vehicle for federal business, and no government-owned vehicle was available, they can receive a reimbursement for fuel. The current year’s rate is 65 and ... Read More