Training is now underway for the Defense Department’s new modernized retirement system, which consists of a combination of the Thrift Savings Plan, an annuity provision, an incentive payment and continuation pay.
A Virginia lawmaker has introduced legislation that would give feds a 3.2 percent pay raise in 2018, compared with the 2.1 percent raise for 2017.
The General Services Administration has posted the new mileage reimbursement rates for personally owned vehicles that took effect Jan. 1.
Federal employees have a few extra hours to enroll, change or cancel their dental and vision benefits, the Office of Personnel Management announced on its website.
The annual contribution limit for the Thrift Savings Plan will remain at $18,000 per year in 2017.
The annual contribution limit for the Thrift Savings Plan will remain at $18,000 per year in 2017.
While most federal employees likely already have reviewed their benefits and made necessary adjustments, those who have not—and perhaps even those who have—may want to look through the following summary of some of the things they should keep in mind in making their decisions, based on OPM recommendations.
Three senators last month introduced a bill that would increase the death gratuities and funeral expenses paid to federal employees who are killed in the line of duty.
Tricare reminded beneficiaries that its network of retail pharmacies changed beginning Dec. 1.
In this issue of Federal Soup's special Open Season series, Edward A. Zurndorfer discusses the advantages of contributing to and using various kinds of flexible spending accounts.