The 2026 COLA of 2.8% will be added to retirement benefits beginning in January. But FERS retirees will receive a 2% “diet” COLA.

The OPM director uses his weekly updates to detail efforts to replace paper applications, guide employees through the Online ...

There has been a lot to worry about for federal employees and their benefits in 2025, but one thing that has been doing very ...

The Washington Post also reported on this “historic wave of retirements and other departures” or “mass exodus” in recent ...

In fall 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump asked supporters to forward a proposal called the "Congressional Reform Act of 2025 ...

The U.S. Congress is currently deliberating a contentious legislative proposal that could alter the retirement conditions for federal employees, particularly affecting those who join the government in ...

Tens of thousands of federal employees have taken retirement or other voluntary departures on top of the Trump administration’s latest layoffs.

Accounts meant to temporarily hold small 401(k) balanceshave instead become long-term money traps, a new report warns.

Most federal employees stick with traditional TSP contributions; those made with pre-tax dollars. This presumes that, once you retire, you’ll fall into a lower tax bracket and thus pay less taxes on ...

The federal government is set to clear all its outstanding pension liabilities and other arrears by December 15, 2025, as the ...

Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump ...