The Hidden Threat to Federal Retirements: Why FERS COLAs Are Falling Behind
A Congressional Research Service report confirms FERS retirees receive a reduced COLA. What the diet COLA costs across a twenty-year retirement.
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Federal Layoffs Looming? Your Essential Benefits Survival Guide
With the Supreme Court weighing federal workforce reductions, benefits decisions get urgent. What to check before a layoff notice rather than after.
The 3 Insurance Decisions That Could Make or Break Your Federal Retirement
Years of TSP contributions and a FERS pension can be undone by three insurance decisions. Which ones they are, and when each has to be made.
Federal Retirement Planning: Key Insurance Decisions for Your Golden Years
FEHB, FEGLI and the survivor election all get decided around your retirement date. The insurance choices every federal retiree has to make deliberatel
SES Career Growth & Retirement: How New Policies Could Shape Your Future
New Senior Executive Service policies change the calculation for federal leaders. What they mean for career growth and for your retirement planning.
How Court Rulings on Federal Unions Could Impact Your Retirement Benefits
A court has declined to revive an executive order limiting federal union activity. Why union policy swings still reach your benefits either way.
Senate Budget Debate: What Federal Employees Must Know About Their Retirement Security
The Senate is reviewing a budget proposal that touches federal benefits. What to understand whether you are new or close to your retirement date.
Why Probationary Federal Employees Need to Prioritize Retirement Planning Now
The Office of Special Counsel has made clear probationary employees have limited protections. Why retirement planning should still start in year one.
House Drops Proposal to Increase Federal Retirement Contributions – What It Means for You
The House has dropped a proposal that would have raised required federal retirement contributions. What was avoided, and why it is likely to return.
Federal Retirement Planning Amid Job Security Concerns – What Employees Need to Know
Extended bans on RIFs and reorganizations have bought federal employees time. What to do with a reprieve that is temporary by design.
How Federal Employees Can Secure Their Retirement Amid Political Uncertainty
A judge has blocked an effort threatening the job security of thousands of federal employees. Why a win in court still leaves the planning work to you
Federal Employees: Don’t Wait Until Retirement to Plan Your Benefits
Probationary employees often have to work out their rights alone. Retirement is the one area where nobody should, and where waiting costs the most.