Pay & Benefits

A Good Time for Some Long Term Thinking

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a sobering reminder of the potential need for long-term care.

Pay & Benefits

Looking for a Medicare Advantage

There’s a new type of FEHBP plan worth considering this open season.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Gets Real: The Final To-Do List

Make sure you take care of these items of business before your departure date.

Pay & Benefits

Medicare and Open Season

Here’s some information to help you make some very important decisions.

Pay & Benefits

The Case for Waiting to Retire

Even for those who’ve decided they want to go next year and are at the higher end of the pay scale, it can pay to be patient.

Pay & Benefits

Rethinking Retirement During a Pandemic

It’s clear that fewer people are moving on this year, which isn’t exactly a surprise.

Pay & Benefits

Best Dates to Retire Q&A

A look at the details of what makes one day better than another.

Pay & Benefits

Best Dates to Retire 2021

Our annual look at the optimum days to bid farewell to a career in government.

Pay & Benefits

You Get a Lot More Than a Retirement Benefit

Federal employees and retirees have a variety of insurance options to choose from, too.

Pay & Benefits

Weighing the Retirement Tradeoffs

Effective planning for your future requires making a series of key decisions.

Pay & Benefits

What You Need to Know About CSRS Offset

For those feds covered by the Civil Service Retirement System and Social Security, calculating retirement benefits can get complicated.