There are two types of federal employees who work offsite – teleworkers and remote workers. The difference is that while telework is 100% offsite, remote workers are expected to report to their agency’s worksite on a regular basis. If there ... Read More

The end of the year is when a lot of feds decide to retire. Here’s a quick checklist about the process for submitting a retirement application. What can federal employees expect from the retirement application process for both FERS and ... Read More

A federal employee will receive a lump-sum payment for any unused annual leave hours when he or she separates from federal service. Edward A. Zurndorfer A federal employee will receive a lump-sum payment for any unused annual leave hours when ... Read More

The backlog of pending retirement claims in OPM’s inventory hit its lowest point of the year – but the end-of-year surge is looming. There is typical pattern that repeats when it comes to federal retirement claims that are pending in ... Read More

OPM will stop accepting new applications for FLTCIP for 2 years, starting December 19th Back in June, OPM hinted that they may stop accepting new applications for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). Last week, it was made ... Read More

OPM has announced 8.7% COLA for CSRS, meaning 7.7% COLA for FERS annuitants. Edward A. Zurndorfer The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently announced the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for CSRS and FERS annuitants. The COLA will be effective December ... Read More

Depending on when you first attained your FLTCIP plan, you’re either partially or fully covered if you need Long Term Care (LTC) coverage internationally. There are 265,000 enrollees in the Federal LTC Insurance Program (FLTCIP). Unlike similar benefits available to ... Read More

The CFC is soliciting donations from Federal Employees, starting last month and going until mid-January. Kiran Ahuja, the director of OPM, recently announced to agencies that the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) runs from September 1st to January 14th of next ... Read More

Recent word from White House sheds some light on upcoming health insurance options only accessible by USPS workers. Of the roughly 2.1 million federal workers currently employed by the US Government, about 653,000 of those are USPS employees, meaning USPS ... Read More

Government spending bill doesn’t mention federal pay raise – a strong indication that Congress supports the White House recommendation of 4.6%. The federal employee pay raise for 2023 has been expected to be 4.6% since the White House released its ... Read More