Federal employees sometimes pay more to cover themselves and one family member than they would for an entire family under the same health plan. In 2027,...
Federal employees and retirees have several important dates to keep in mind as 2026 comes to a close. Open Season runs November 9 through December 14,...
Federal employees enrolled in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan will pay 8.6% to 11.0% more toward their health insurance premiums in 2027,...
The 2027 FEHB premium increases are now official. Federal employees and retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program will pay an average of 10.9%...
If you’re receiving FERS disability retirement and SSDI, you can receive both benefits, but they don’t simply get added together. Social Security pays its benefit separately,...
TSP performance in August was positive across the board. After a volatile summer, all five core TSP funds finished the month higher, with the I Fund...
If you’re a FERS employee, contributing more to your Thrift Savings Plan is generally a good thing. But there’s a difference between maximizing your TSP contributions...
An unexpected illness, death in the family, or other serious emergency can create a financial problem quickly. For federal and postal employees, there is a lesser-known...
Picture this: you finally sat down, updated your will, and felt genuinely good about checking a real adulting task off the list. Here’s the part almost...
At first glance, OPM’s latest retirement report doesn’t seem to make much sense. The agency continues to chip away at its retirement backlog, yet the average...