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

Next year’s reimbursement rates have been revealed by GSA. When government employees use a personally owned vehicle for federal business, and no government-owned vehicle was available, they can receive a reimbursement for fuel. The current year’s rate is 65 and ... Read More

The pay cap for federal salaries impacts varying localities differently. A recently proposed bill would remove the limit. Non-executive employees on the General Schedule (GS), for the most part, are subjected to pay cap, which equals the pay cap for ... Read More

For FERS and CSRS – A glance at making deposits for temporary and military service, plus redeposits of refunded contributions. When a federal employee is planning their retirement, it is important for them to remember that they might be able ... Read More

Essential Facts About Federal Survivor Benefits Welcome to part nine of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning and employee benefits for members of the Federal Workforce. The ... Read More

What federal employees need to know about what happens to their benefits after death. Welcome to part nine of our series of “listicles.” We’ll be going over 5 key points to remember for several areas of retirement planning and employee ... Read More

A recent letter penned by Oklahoman Senator calls OPM backlog “unacceptable” even as pending retirement claims dwindle to the lowest point in over 5 years. Senator Lankford from Oklahoma wrote a letter to OPM director Ahuja earlier this month. In ... Read More

Recent spending bill indicates 5.2% annual raise for federal employees. Plus other pieces of legislation might give Patrol Officers at the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection a 14% pay bump. News that affects pay for federal workers is stirring in ... Read More

The pay raise for 2024 will include a locality boost for around 33,000 feds. Also, pay raise for IT professionals at the VA goes into effect this week. The annual federal pay raise for 2024 is expected to be 5.2% ... Read More

Will next year’s COLA end up being less than 2%? Currently, that appears more likely than anything near last year’s 8.7% adjustment. The latest data to come out of the Bureau of Labor Statistic (BLS) shows inflation is slowing its ... Read More