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COLA, COVID, pay raise, shutdown: Time for a time out?
In 2018 B.C (before COVID) my morning commute was about 31 to 32 minutes. Door-to nice-parking space. Then just steps to the…
Save money with the new OPM rule on transparency
This content is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has been pushing for more…
For federal employee health insurance, it’s never if, but how much?
It’s practically inevitable that health insurance rates for federal employees and retirees will go up each year, and it’s no…
Minimal COVID impact on many federal health premiums
When the COVID pandemic hit, many predicted that premiums in the giant federal employee health benefits program would…
Federal employees will pay nearly 4% more toward health premiums in 2022
Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) will see more modest increases in their insurance costs…
DoD temporarily raising housing subsidies for some troops as markets continue to…
The United States is seeing a spike in housing prices and the Defense Department is taking action after concerns that its…
Government shutdown talk is back, again. Have we learned anything from the last ones?
It’s never a great sign when, seven days before an upcoming government shutdown deadline, the Office of Management and Budget…
Social Security, the TSP and your expiration date?
If you could find out, for sure, when you are going to die — would you do it? Knowing your precise expiration date could be…
Good news: There are 98,879 federal TSP millionaires! Bad news: Too many people know…
The number of federal/postal workers who have become Thrift Savings Plan millionaires has skyrocketed in recent years. Most…
Another year, another step toward ditching the WEP?
Occasionally, I’ll get an email or a question from a federal retiree about the Windfall Elimination Provision.
The WEP is so…