Pay & Benefits

Who Can and Can’t Get Coverage Under Your Health Insurance

OPM doesn’t know how many people with FEHB coverage are actually ineligible for the program.

Pay & Benefits

Employee and Retiree Benefits Changes for 2023

The last in a series of columns on how things are different this year. 

Pay & Benefits

Employee Benefit Changes for 2023

How new pay rates, Social Security earnings limits and other factors could affect your retirement planning. 

Pay & Benefits

Tammy’s Top 12 Tips of 2022

Our Retirement Planning columnist’s best pieces of advice over the course of the year. 

Retirement

Hitting the road to retirement

The path from filing your paperwork to getting your full benefits can be long and winding. 

Pay & Benefits

Hitting the Road to Retirement

The path from filing your paperwork to getting your full benefits can be long and winding. 

Benefits

Open questions about Open Season

Sorting out options for federal health insurance and Medicare can be tricky.

Pay & Benefits

Open Questions About Open Season

Sorting out options for federal health insurance and Medicare can be tricky.

Benefits

Health insurance options for veterans

There are lots of choices, especially for those who have joined the civilian federal workforce.

Pay & Benefits

Health Insurance Options for Veterans

There are lots of choices, especially for those who have joined the civilian federal workforce.

Retirement

The benefits of working after retirement

Does an encore career suit you? For many feds, it's the logical next step ...

Retirement

For some, retirement just means a different kind of work

One path to financial security is to continue earning money after your federal career ends.

Pay & Benefits

For Some, Retirement Just Means a Different Kind of Work

One path to financial security is to continue earning money after your federal career ends.

Pay & Benefits

It's Time to Prepare for Open Season 

It’s in your interest to conduct an annual insurance checkup—especially this year.

Retirement

Big COLA boost for retirees

High inflation at least means a boost in federal retirement benefits, though in fact the increase just barely keeps pace with retail prices.

Pay & Benefits

Big COLA Boost for Retirees

High inflation at least means a boost in federal retirement benefits.