Federal employees have unique retirement needs, so it’s important to focus on savings guidelines tailored to you. While private-sector benchmarks suggest saving ...

The average processing time for federal retirement applications has increased to 76 days, up from 70 days in August. This rise comes ...

From January through August 2025, more than 88,000 federal employees submitted retirement applications. Even if your own retirement is years away, it’s ...

In August 2025, the TSP reported positive returns across all of its funds. The S Fund, tracking small-and mid-size businesses, led with ...

Federal retirement benefits were virtually nonexistent before the 20th century. Federal employees relied on personal savings or limited agency-specific pensions, often tied ...

Since your FERS annuity (pension), Social Security, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) provide three streams of retirement income, you may be tempted ...

OPM continues to deal with a backlog of federal retirement applications, as July saw 8,295 employees file for retirement. While this number ...

In July 2025, the TSP reported mixed performance across its funds, with 14 of 16 funds posting gains, though most grew by ...

A growing number of federal employees are retiring with more than $1 million in their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts, a milestone ...

Now that the FERS Retiree Annuity Supplement has survived proposed federal benefit cuts, this may lead to a big decision for some ...