“Federal employees who retire from federal service will receive a guaranteed pension in the form of a monthly annuity that is calculated using a “high three” average salary. Federal employees who meet the requirements to retire from federal service will ... Read More

The best articles and podcasts of the past year. Did you know you can use untouched 529 funds into a Roth IRA? Learn what article topic made Katelyn and Dan sad… and what federal benefit is the most “stealthy.” Why ... Read More

For feds who use privately owned vehicles, some reimbursement rates rose while others dipped depending on the vehicle A look at the Lodging plus M&IE rates that were set for the fiscal year 2024 back in August Other rates that ... Read More

The White House signed an executive order in December, making the 2024 pay raise 5.2%. Government shutdown is looming if Congress doesn’t act this month. If shutdown does hit and cause furloughs – would 2024 pay raise be retroactively changed? ... Read More

The first podcast of the new year! Dan and Katelyn discuss their resolutions. Then, Dan goes into depth about the importance of a TSP beneficiary designation. Katelyn discusses what feds can expect during the first year after retiring from the ... Read More

OPM backlog – what the status on the modernization efforts? FERS Disability retirement vs. Social Security Disability Insurance. The Fed15 Podcast (Ep. 27): OPM Retirement Services Backlog Katelyn’s brother is a high school football state champ! Go Bulldogs! Also this ... Read More

Executive order finalizes long expected 5.2% pay raise for federal employees Congress approved 5.2% for military personnel and the DoD earlier this month 5.2% is an average pay raise when factoring in locality pay President Joe Biden made the 5.2% ... Read More

Taking a glance at the first year of your federal retirement. What happens in the first four weeks after you’ve officially retired? Six month to nine months after retiring, we explain what to be aware of. At the end of ... Read More

OPM Inspector General Highlights Need for Retirement Services Improvement The paper-based process that OPM has used since the 1970s at Iron Mountain has been criticized since the early 2000s for being dated. But the fact that retiring from the federal ... Read More

OPM IG released report saying retirement services division still needs to improve Cases with no errors take significant less time to process Backlog of pending retirement packets reaches lowest point since 2017 The paper-based process that OPM has used since ... Read More