Pay & Benefits

When to Leave to Get Paid the Most for Your Leave

The pros and cons of working all the way to the end of the federal leave year.

Pay & Benefits

What Not To Do With Your TSP Account

Be careful about borrowing from your retirement investments. 

Pay & Benefits

Waiting For That First Retirement Check

A primer on processing, payments and patience for those looking forward to getting their benefits. 

Pay & Benefits

Who Can and Can’t Get Coverage Under Your Health Insurance

OPM doesn’t know how many people with FEHB coverage are actually ineligible for the program.

Pay & Benefits

Employee and Retiree Benefits Changes for 2023

The last in a series of columns on how things are different this year. 

Pay & Benefits

Employee Benefit Changes for 2023

How new pay rates, Social Security earnings limits and other factors could affect your retirement planning. 

Pay & Benefits

Tammy’s Top 12 Tips of 2022

Our Retirement Planning columnist’s best pieces of advice over the course of the year. 

Pay & Benefits

Hitting the Road to Retirement

The path from filing your paperwork to getting your full benefits can be long and winding. 

Pay & Benefits

Open Questions About Open Season

Sorting out options for federal health insurance and Medicare can be tricky.

Pay & Benefits

Health Insurance Options for Veterans

There are lots of choices, especially for those who have joined the civilian federal workforce.