The agency provided FAQs regarding enrollment, premiums and other operations for the federal employees health, dental, vision and other programs during the government shutdown more…
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Legislation Introduced to Guarantee Federal Employee Pay in Event of Government Shutdown
Lawmakers Thursday introduced a bill to guarantee back pay to furloughed workers in the case of a government shutdown this week more…
2019 Federal Pay Raise Not Included in Senate Spending Package
A senator said it’s unclear if Congress can retroactively adjust pay if lawmakers do pass a continuing resolution through Feb. 8 more…
Non-Spousal Beneficiaries Have Until Dec. 31 to Take RMDs from Inherited IRAs
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses the RMD requirements for inherited IRA owners including when they must start, how the RMD is calculated, and the IRS penalty for not taking the RMD more…
Credit Monitoring Services Extended for Feds Affected by 2015 Data Breach
Federal employees affected by the Office of Personnel Management’s data breach in 2015 will receive an extension to their free credit data monitoring services more…
Deadline Dec. 31: Retirees Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans
Retirees born before July 1, 1948 usually must take distributions from their individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and workplace retirement plans, such as the Thrift Savings Plan, by Dec. 31. more…
Will Federal Employees Get a Pay Raise in 2019?
A spending package negotiation in Congress (due Dec. 21) will likely be the deciding factor more…
TSP Relaxes Hardship Withdrawal Rules for Hurricane Victims
The Thrift Savings Plan is making a temporary change to the financial hardship withdrawal rules for participants affected by Hurricanes Florence or Michael more…
OPM Finalizes 6 New Locality Pay Areas Affecting 70,000 Federal Employees
The changes are applicable on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2019 more…
OPM Provides Guidance for Federal Employees for Wed., Dec. 5th Government Closure
Most civilian federal employees will get an excused day off from work. The Office of Personnel Management has provided specific guidance for federal employees in this memo more…