Blue Cross FEP premiums rise 8.6% to 11% in 2027. See the new rates for Standard, Basic, and FEP Blue Focus, plus how much ...

Federal payroll employment has fallen by 336,000 jobs since January 2025, a decline that far surpasses the shifts seen during Trump’s first term or throughout the four years of the Biden ...

Federal employees preparing for retirement face several connected decisions. When should you leave government service? When should you begin Social Security? Will you continue working? How will your ...

Deciding to retire from federal service is one of the most significant milestones in a civil servant’s career. For many, the transition isn’t a full stop but rather a pivot. You might be planning to ...

Millions of Social Security recipients and retired federal employees now know how much their retirement payments will increase in 2027. The answer is good news for retirees facing higher prices, ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on January 5, 2025, and applied retroactively to January 2024, created a major shift in retirement income for many federal, state, and local ...

Federal employees have grown accustomed to a particular kind of anxiety that most private-sector workers never have to think about: the possibility that a political stalemate in Washington could ...

Federal employees in the Washington, DC area must depart their offices no later than 2 PM EST on March 16 due to the threat of severe weather in the area. According to NBC4 Washington, “Severe storms ...

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has taken a significant step that could reshape how federal bargaining units are formed, challenged, and maintained. The agency describes its latest rule ...

The FERS Annuity Supplement bridges income from retirement to age 62, based on service years and Social Security, with limits and tax rules. A surge in early Social Security claims and growing ...

President Trump issued an executive order (EO) this week that mandates reducing the size of the federal government by eliminating entities and functions that the president has deemed to be unnecessary ...