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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...

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...

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...

Federal Employee Life Insurance Needs & Options for Coverage – Part IV

09/30/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer The month of September has been designated by the Life Insurance and...

Federal Employee Life Insurance Needs & Options for Coverage – Part III

09/23/2020
The month of September has been designated by the Life Insurance and Market Research Association...

Social Security (FICA) Tax Halt May Result in Future Difficulties for Feds

09/11/2020
by Edward A. Zurndorfer On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum directing...

Reviewing Your Life Insurance Needs and Coverage

09/03/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer– Most federal employees who are in mid-career (they have between 10 and...

New Carriers Added to FEDVIP for First Time Since 2013

08/31/2020
New Dental and Vision Coverage will be available under FEDVIP in 2021- first time since...

Clarifications to Parental Leave Rules, Starting October 1st

08/18/2020
OPM clarifies parental leave rules, including eligibility for certain agencies and their employees. Paid parental...

Making Redeposits for Refunded Contributions Under CSRS and FERS

08/07/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer – There are federal employees who, at some point of their federal...

Making Deposits for Temporary Service and Military Service under CSRS

08/01/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer (FERS employees, click here) Those federal employees who are covered by the...

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Hiring in Government

07/31/2020
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to...

Social Security for Federal Employees & Annuitants

06/15/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer As more and more of the “baby boomers” retire, the decision of...

Understanding Deferred Retirement Under CSRS and How It Works

05/26/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer A former employee who was covered by the Civil Service Retirement System...

Understanding Deferred Retirement Under FERS and How It Works

05/18/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer – A former employee who was covered by the Federal Employees Retirement...

Understanding the FERS MRA+10 “Postponed” Retirement – Part II

05/17/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer (for part I, click here) Employees who are covered by the Federal...

What Feds Should Learn From COVID-19 and the 2019 Government Shutdown

04/27/2020
Edward A. Zurndorfer Over the last few months, the COVID-19 virus pandemic has upended the...

2021 FEHB Premiums Set to Skyrocket?

04/21/2020
Study from California Government Finds Healthcare Premiums Could Skyrocket Over 40% for some plans in...

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