Most federal employees know they have a pension. Fewer understand that there are multiple distinct pathways to retirement under FERS, each with different eligibility requirements, different effects on the annuity amount, and different implications for health ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposed rule on March 5, 2026, in the Federal Register that would significantly revise the federal Reduction in Force (RIF) process under 5 CFR part 351 and related ...

Most federal employees spend years planning their retirement income — and almost no time planning for what could consume it. Long-term care is the expense that derails otherwise solid retirement plans, and the odds of needing ...

As uncertainty surrounding the federal workforce continues to play out, OPM received a staggering 31,240 federal retirement claims in February. This is a significant increase from the 18,923 applications received in January. Retirement Services (RS) continues ...