The 5-Year Rule: Keeping Your Federal Health Benefits and Life Insurance After Retirement A couple of areas federal employees often overlook when planning for retirement are the "five year rules" that apply for keeping both Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) after retirement . . . more Recent Supreme Court Ruling Emphasizes the Need to Keep Beneficiary Designations Current Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses why this case and ruling emphasizes the need for federal employees to not only name beneficiaries for certain assets that they own, but to make sure that their beneficiary designations are up-to-date as family circumstances change. Included are a list of the most common beneficiary forms . . . more White House Continues to Propose 1% Federal Pay Raise for 2014 In a policy statement made Monday on pending spending bills in the House, the White House reiterated its push for a pay raise for federal employees in 2014 . . . more OPM Releases Rules on Phased Retirement Option The Office of Personnel Management is proposing to implement phased retirement, a new human resources tool that allows full-time employees to work a part-time schedule while beginning to draw retirement benefits . . . more Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Returns: Monthly and Annual - G, F, C, S, I and L Funds Updated: June 3, 2013 View the latest Thrift Savings Plan returns . . . more Delaying Retirement and Receipt of Social Security Can Preserve Your TSP Account For federal employees, deciding when to retire, what age to start claiming Social Security retirement benefits, and at what age to start withdrawing their Thrift Savings Plan account involves a complex personal financial analysis. Federal benefits expert Ed Zurndorfer examines how delaying one's retirement date and the start of Social Security retirement benefits can help preserve an employee's TSP account -- minimizing the possibility that he or she "outlives" it . . . more More federal retirement articles

2013 Federal Leave Chart / Record / Calendar Keep track of your 2013 leave with this handy calendar -- downloadable in PDF, Excel spreadsheet, and a new app for mobile devices . . . more 2013 Federal Holidays Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes these public holidays for federal employees in 2013. . . . more 2013 Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants The guide tells you how much money you can save by changing -- or by staying in -- your health insurance plan. It summarizes thousands of facts about the plans to simplify your choice. Some agencies have arranged access to the guide for their employees. . . . more Federal Employee Pay Freeze Calculator An employee group has created an online calculator to help all federal employees understand the true long-term costs to their wallet from an extended pay freeze . . . more More federal retirement resources