
How Proposed Changes to Federal Retirement Could Impact Your Future
A pending House bill would raise required retirement contributions while trimming benefits. What the proposal would change if it becomes law.

A pending House bill would raise required retirement contributions while trimming benefits. What the proposal would change if it becomes law.

OMB has told agencies to monitor on-site attendance closely. Why workplace policy swings are a reason to lock down your benefits, not to wait.

Tighter attendance monitoring looks like a minor policy update. The knock-on effects it can have on telework, locality pay and your retirement plan.

Federal benefits are strong and most people leave value in them unclaimed. Where the gaps usually are, and how to reassess your plan properly.

A reintroduced bill would raise line-of-duty death benefits for federal employees. What the increase would mean for surviving families.

Legislative proposals would change probationary periods and the protections attached to them. What to know in your first years of federal service.

Legal challenges to RIF policy have left federal employees uncertain about what holds. How to protect a retirement plan built up over decades.

A court ruling has disrupted the usual process for RIFs and reorganizations. What the uncertainty means if your retirement date is already set.

The government is tightening on-site attendance monitoring. What less workplace flexibility means for anyone planning a retirement date around it.

OPM guidance urges agencies to monitor attendance for telework and remote employees. Why the shift makes retirement planning more urgent, not less.

A court has placed a sweeping ban on RIFs and agency reorganizations. What a pause changes, and what it deliberately leaves unresolved for you.

An oversight panel has endorsed cuts to the Federal Employees Retirement System. Which parts of FERS are exposed, and what the proposals would do.