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The Best US Federal Government Agencies to Work For in 2024

05/22/2024
NASA Ranked Top Large US Federal Agency to Work for 12th Straight Year: read about the latest rankings for large, mid-size, and smaller agencies A recent report from the Washington Post revealed the latest rankings for the best US federal ... Read More

The Fed15 Podcast: Financial Planning for Your Federal Retirement

01/23/2024
Dan and Katelyn discuss some shotput before going over the following topics: 2024 GSA reimbursement rates for gas mileage who use a vehicle for federal business. Financial planning for federal employees: Katelyn goes over some tips and reminders. The Fed15 ... Read More

2024 GSA Gas Reimbursement Rates Recently Released

01/08/2024
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

GSA 2024 Per Diem Rates for Lodging, Meals, and Incidental Purchases

08/21/2023
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

White House Task Force Announces 20% Increase in Union Membership

03/28/2023
OPM has sent several messages to agency leaders regarding steps that can be taken to comply with the recommendations. Are you a federal employee? Don’t miss our no-cost webinar series on your benefits and retirement planning. REGISTER HERE At the ... Read More

Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Reduce and Repair Federal Property

02/07/2023
The SMART Act seeks to handle the issue of excess properties owned by the government, and to repair what properties are in use. At the end of December, the Senate passed a bill to address the many issues involved with ... Read More

GSA Mileage: Gas Mileage Reimbursement Rates Go Up for 2023

01/23/2023
The following chart shows all the mileage rates that the General Services Administration (GSA) established at the start of January of this year, as well as the July 2022 adjustment and the rates that were set roughly a year ago. ... Read More

Quiz 21 for Federal Employees – Test Your Knowledge.

09/02/2022
This week’s quiz is about the newly released GSA rates, Roth Conversions, and More! [ays_quiz id=”21″] Quiz for Federal Employees

GSA 2023 Per Diem Rates for Lodging, Meals, and Incidental Purchases

08/22/2022
Newly announced by the General Services Administration (GSA), next year’s reimbursement rates for lodging, meals, and “incidental purchases.” The GSA determines and publicly announces the standard reimbursement rates for gas, lodging meals, and incidental purchases. When government employees use a ... Read More

2022 GSA Reimbursement Rates: Gas, Meals, Lodging, & Incidental Purchases

01/10/2022
While the per diem rate for lodging remains unchanged for the second year in a row, the M&IE rate increased to $59 per day. Gas reimbursement rates also went up to 58.5 cents per mile. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE The ... Read More