Follow the trend for the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment for those under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. The 2024 federal retiree COLA was announced in October… more…
2025 Federal Pay Raise of 2% Proposed in White House Budget
If implemented, this would be the smallest pay raise in the last 3 years. Some House and Senate Democrats are proposing a 7.4% increase for 2025. more…
Latest Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Returns: Monthly and Annual
View the latest Thrift Savings Plan returns of the G, F, C, S, I and L funds more…
2025 COLA Estimate Less Than 2%
Analysts estimate the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment for retirees will be about 1.75%, and say seniors are concerned that expenses continue to rise faster than COLAs more…
OPM Retirement Application Backlog Increased Sharply in January
The monthly average processing time decreased to 66 days — down from 93 days a year ago more…
Proposed Legislation Would Repeal Social Security Tax
In a recent survey, during the 2023 tax season, 23 percent of those who received Social Security for three years or more said they paid tax for the first time more…
2025 Federal Pay Raise Proposed at 7.4%
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced legislation last week that would provide federal employees with a 2025 pay raise of 7.4 percent more…
OPM Restricts Salary History in Setting Federal Pay
The Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule Tuesday eliminating the use of non-federal salary history in establishing pay for job offers to newly-hired or returning federal employees more…
FEGLI Handbook from OPM
The Office of Personnel Management has updated the handbook for the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance program more…
FEGLI Calculator: Calculating Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Options and Premiums
The FEGLI calculator will help you determine the face value and premiums of various combinations of FEGLI coverage plus plus view how the life insurance carried into retirement will change over time more…