Pay & Benefits
Oversight Republicans Demand Answers from OPM on FEHBP Fraud Risk Report
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer claimed, without evidence, that the insurance program for federal employees is “riddled” with ineligible participants.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Should Do More to Prevent Improper FEHBP Payments
The Government Accountability Office on Monday reported that OPM has no fulsome way to monitor the eligibility of participants in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
Pay
Here’s the workforce provisions that did and didn’t make it into the final Defense policy bill
Did TSA employees get access to the General Schedule pay scale? No.
Workforce
Here’s the Workforce Provisions that Did and Didn’t Make It Into the Final Defense Policy Bill
Did TSA employees get access to the General Schedule pay scale? No.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Will Suspend Long Term Care Insurance Applications as a Sizeable Premium Increase Looms
The deadline to apply for the program before a two-year suspension is Dec. 19, but officials want applicants to go in with “eyes wide open” that rates will likely increase substantially.
Benefits
Open questions about Open Season
Sorting out options for federal health insurance and Medicare can be tricky.
Employee Policy
Will federal workers get the gift of extra time off at Christmas?
The answer depends on what day of the week that holiday falls on.
Benefits
COVID-19, Anxiety and the Workplace
Labor and employment attorney David Barron joins our partner site podcast to discuss mental heath accommodations in the workplace.
Benefits
More Open Season tips for feds and annuitants
Our partner site podcast hosts Kevin Moss, who discusses health care options.
Benefits
Open Season: A checklist for federal annuitants
For starters, make sure you check if your premium is increasing, so you’re not caught off guard next year.
Benefits
Health insurance options for veterans
There are lots of choices, especially for those who have joined the civilian federal workforce.
Employee Policy
Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness update ...
Savi's Tobin van Ostern joins our partner site podcast to discuss the PSLF and its future.
Retirement
Proposed OPM rule would align congressional retirement dates and contributions with those of feds
Laws passed in 2012 and 2013 changed retirement benefits and contributions for members of Congress and their staff.
Pay & Benefits
Everything You Need to Know For Open Season 2022
All our Open Season coverage in one place to help you make the best decision this season.
Benefits
An Open Season checklist for federal employees
With 2023 about to bring the largest premium increase in the last decade, federal employees should consider whether their existing health insurance plan is still the best fit.
Employee Policy
The high toll of work on mental health—and the resulting hit to productivity
A new survey shows that more than a third of workers say their jobs are a drag on their mental health. Sadly, government employees top the list of those reporting ill effects.
Benefits
The future of federal pay and benefits
Financial experts Dallen Haws and Abraham Grungold, as part of the State of the Federal Workforce event, joined our partner site podcast to discuss how feds can get the most out of their benefits.
Pay & Benefits
An Open Season Checklist for Federal Employees
With the largest premium increase in the last 10 years, federal employees should consider whether their existing health insurance plan is still the best fit.
Workforce