Continuing our series on the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program. In this piece, we review the responsibilities of OPM, carriers, agencies, employees, and family members. OPM’s FEHB Handbook is a dense digital document that details all the technicalities around ... Read More

Furloughs, federal benefits, and an update on the annual pay raise for feds. At the time of this writing, the impending government shutdown isn’t official but the likelihood is increasing by the second. The chance of a stop-gap going through ... Read More

Dan and Katelyn discuss Track and Field, the FERS and CSRS alternative annuity payment, and pay compression. The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 13): Pay Compression and Locality First, don’t miss Dan geek out over the Track and Field world championships. Then, ... Read More

Some Feds want to learn the ins and outs of every benefit they are entitled to and then there are others who just want to know “what to do.” Whichever type you are, Serving Those Who Serve (STWS) has resources ... 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

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

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

Financial planning for federal employees – here are the top 5 things to know. Welcome to the final piece of our 11-part series of “listicles.” We’ve been going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning ... Read More