A federal employee with 30 years of service and a $90,000 high-3 average salary receives only $27,000 annually under FERS, ...

New projections for Medicare Part B costs are sharpening a familiar but increasingly expensive decision for federal retirees: whether Medicare enhances FEHB coverage enough to justify the added ...

With updates to the FEHB program and new requirements for certain retirees, it’s more important than ever to understand how FEHB and Medicare work together.

As the Office of Personnel Management completes its transition away from paper, federal employees and retirees must adapt to ...

Federal workers remain generally more confident about retirement than private sector counterparts. Access to both pensions and the thrift savings plan boosts federal retirement readiness. Key ...

A sharp rise in federal retirements, coupled with an expected wave of more government layoffs, is prompting high-stakes career decisions for many federal employees. Processing Content Through June, ...

Working to 62 flips the FERS pension multiplier from 1.0% to 1.1%, raising annual pension income by $16,000 for life with COLA adjustments. Continued TSP contributions and compounding at 7% grow the ...

In June 2025, early versions of a sweeping legislative package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) sparked concern among federal workers and retirees with or without Social Security.

OPM is offering voluntary separation incentives to healthcare and insurance staff before considering "any involuntary actions ...

For more Americans to be able to retire with confidence, it is clear that the status quo is no longer enough. Employers have ...