Edward Zurndorfer explains how the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act significantly changes the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules for 2020 Edward A. Zurndorfer – A previous FED-ZONE column discussed the passage of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and ... Read More

OPM’s backlog of retirement claims for processing drops in total as the amount of incoming forms slow The process for handling claims for Federal retirement benefits is performed in a defunct limestone mine in Western Pennsylvania called Iron Mountain. Those ... Read More

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director was Filled for the 8th time since 2013 as Michael Rigas takes over for Dale Cabaniss- who suddenly resigned on Tuesday, March 17th. The last Director of OPM to stay for a full ... Read More

HHS Hacked: The Dept. of Health & Human Services was hit with a cyberattack during the late night hours of March 15th- threatening the country’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak. There are two types of cyberattacks that are frequently attempted ... Read More

Ed Zurndorfer helps Federal Employees understand and access the Federal Healthcare Options FedLife Podcast (ep. 14): Discussing FEHB Options with Ed Zurndorfer As federal employees, you have a number of benefits available to you. But how can you access these ... Read More

Ed Zurndorfer helps Federal Employees understand their Healthcare Options during FEHB Open Season FedLife Podcast (ep. 13): It’s Open Season for Your Healthcare, part 1 As federal employees, it’s critical that you understand your benefits. Some of those benefits are ... Read More

Ed Zurndorfer explains the Dental and Vision Insurance Plan for Federal Employees Edward A. Zurndorfer     The Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 provided OPM the opportunity to establish arrangements under which supplemental dental and vision benefits ... Read More

Ed Zurndorfer, Financial professional in the Federal Field, joins the FedLife Podcast. He has been working with federal employees for decades. He is the guru of federal benefits and will quickly become the podcast’s co-host after this preliminary episode. Or ... Read More