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Rules for Continuing FEHB After Retiring from Federal Service – Part I

07/11/2022
Rules for Continuing FEHB (Federal Employee Health Benefits) After Retiring from Federal Service – Part...

The Hazards and Pitfalls of Taking a Social Security Lump-Sum Payout

06/30/2022
The latest FEDZONE article: “Beware of the Hazards and Pitfalls of Taking a Social Security...

Quiz #12: TSP, FEHB, and Long-Term Care

06/27/2022
Take the latest quiz on federal benefits news! [ays_quiz id=”12″] TSP, FEHB, and Long-Term Care...

What To Know About Your FEHB Plan When Traveling Overseas       

06/24/2022
If you need medical care overseas and have an FEHB plan – here’s an overview...

Quiz #11: Medicare, Death Benefits, and America’s Favorite Agency

06/22/2022
Take our latest quiz for federal employees. Medicare, in-service death benefits, and the top rated...

Fed Life Cycle: Pre-Retirement

06/17/2022
Jennifer Meyer continues her Fed-Life-Cycle series, reviewing what Feds need to prepare for pre-retirement. Jennifer...

Federal Employees and Future Long-Term Care – Part II

06/16/2022
The question is how employees are preparing to pay for their future LTC needs. In...

Applying for Medicare: What Are Your Options?

06/13/2022
When you can apply for Medicare benefits – seven-month initial enrollment period and open enrollment...

What Happens When My Spouse, Who Works for the Federal Government, Dies?

06/10/2022
Spouse was a federal employee and recently passed – what to know about FERS, FEHB,...

Federal Employees and Future Long-Term Care – Part I

06/09/2022
What federal employees need to consider when evaluating their Long-Term Care options Edward A. Zurndorfer...

Applying For the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program

05/26/2022
Read Why Newly Hired and Recently Married Feds Should Look at FLTCIP (federal long term...

FERS Retirement Choices: Which One is Right for You?

05/25/2022
How well do you know the differences between the various types of FERS Retirements? Complimentary...

The Differences Between FERS Deferred Retirement and Postponed Retirement

05/23/2022
Understanding the Differences Between FERS Deferred Retirement and FERS Postponed Retirement Federal employees who are...

Short Term Disability Coverage for Feds? New Legislation Proposed

04/18/2022
A bill re-introduced in Congress aims to offer more affordable short-term disability coverage to feds,...

Fed Life Cycle: Early Career

04/11/2022
Seven tips (plus one bonus suggestion) for Feds in their early career. It’s never too...

Marriage, Divorce, and Survivor Benefits for FERS and CSRS

03/22/2022
Survivor benefits reduce the retirement income a federal retiree receives from their FERS or CSRS...

OMB Director Shalanda Young Gets Confirmation from Senate

03/21/2022
The first black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shalanda Young...

Top 10 To-Do List for Federal Benefits in 2022

01/05/2022
A Recommended Financial To-Do List for Employees at the Start of the 2022 Leave Year...

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