Pay & Benefits
Public Health Service officers would receive military leave benefits under bipartisan bill
The Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service is one of the uniformed services, which are associated with the armed forces, but don’t receive the same paid leave benefits.
Too young to retire? What to know about early retirement offers
If you're one of the many federal employees being offered early retirement but are still years away from your Minimum Retirement Age, you may be feeling uncertain and anxious about whether to accept the offer now or wait to see what unfolds.
How tariffs and inflation may affect your TSP
Though the upheaval of tariff policy has riled the markets, here's what to consider for the potential impacts on the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program.
Many federal police officers don’t receive enhanced pay and retirement benefits, here's how that might change
A new report from the Government Accountability Office highlights issues Congress will need to consider, as lawmakers move to address the disparity.
Taxes and the TSP
With many federal employees unexpectedly losing their jobs, now is a good time to review some essential tax rules.
Domestic TSP funds tumble amid government layoffs, tariff threats
Most of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished March in the red.
Federal retirement planning during uncertain times
Answers to some of your pressing questions.
Efforts to boost VA recruitment and promote BOP mental health get another push from House members
A pair of House bills seek to address personnel challenges within the Veterans Affairs Department and the Bureau of Prisons by offering new incentives and additional screenings, respectively.
Women, money and retirement
For Women’s History Month, lets talk about some of the statistics around women, savings and assets.
Stopgap bill includes permanent pay raises for firefighters
Federal wildland firefighters secured new special salary pay tables at all levels through the six-month continuing resolution package after Congress spent 2024 averting numerous pay cliffs.
Interior Department offers buyouts, early outs to staff as it looks to build housing on federal lands
DOI will work with HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
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Need fast cash? A TSP loan may be the answer
While not ideal, it is an option available to federal employees who need financial help.
Your guide to pay and benefits during a shutdown
Congress has just days to reach agreement on a deal to keep federal agencies open past Friday.
Anything but boring
A flurry of firings and RIFs has many federal employees looking for answers when it comes to retirement planning.
A pair of House bills aim to give fired feds relief
Legislation from Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., and Derek Tran, D-Calif., seeks to secure benefits for federal employees recently fired by the Trump administration and help get some of their jobs back.
TSP funds posted mixed results in February
Portfolios invested in American businesses weighed down an otherwise positive month for the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program.
Retroactive benefits from the windfall elimination repeal to begin
Those who are owed should soon start receiving their money.
23,000 federal prison workers are set to take pay cuts up to 25% next month
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said the decision to severely curtail retention incentive payments across the federal carceral system stems from fixed cost increases associated with operating under a continuing resolution.
Bipartisan bill returns to help feds and postal workers close retirement gap
A bipartisan group is again pitching legislation that would allow some federal and postal employees who began their careers as temporary workers to contribute to their federal retirement accounts for those years.
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What happens to my insurance when I leave the federal government?
Most of your benefits can be continued in retirement -- if certain conditions are met.
