Thinking about leaving federal service and deferring your FERS pension? Make sure you read this first. If you retire from a civilian job in the federal government before reaching the service and age requirements, you can take your employee contributions ... Read More

This week’s podcast features an update on the 2024 federal pay raise. Also, a look at modernization efforts at OPM. FED15 Podcast (Ep. 03): Estimating the 2024 Federal Pay Raise Find out why the best bets for next year’s annual ... Read More

This week’s quiz is about a recent data breach, USPS pay cuts, and OPM’s backlog of retirement claims. COMPLIMENTARY FERS WEBINAR [ays_quiz id=”59″] **Written by Benjamin Derge, Financial Planner, ChFEBC℠ The information has been obtained from sources considered reliable but ... Read More

The Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program – here’s a list of fast facts that you should keep in mind. Welcome to part five of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for ... Read More

Once a federal employee reaches their MRA with 10 years of service under their belt, they’re eligible to retire and start collecting their pension. What options are available to federal employee who has reached their minimum retirement age (MRA) and ... Read More

The Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program – here’s a list of fast facts that you should keep in mind. Welcome to part four of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several ... Read More

It’s that time of year again to honor and celebrate the country’s public servants, including members of the federal workforce. The first full week of May is annually designated as Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW). This year it takes place ... Read More

The Thrift Savings Plan – here’s a list of fast facts that you should keep in mind. Welcome to part three of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement ... Read More

A list of milestones that feds can use as a guide to make sure they’re on track for retirement planning. Federal employees reach stages of their federal service in which they achieve age and service milestones. The following is a ... Read More

The reasons that an agency may invoke their authority to offer early retirements, or incentive payments to feds who voluntarily leave their federal position, have to be related to a “substantial” restructuring of the agency or by downsizing the agency’s ... Read More