FERS provides a three-part retirement plan for U.S. civilian federal employees. Retirees receive Social Security, Basic Benefit Plan pensions, and Thrift Savings like a 401(k). Full retirement is age ...

In June 2025, early versions of a sweeping legislative package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) sparked concern among federal workers and retirees with or without Social Security.

This is a sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm located in Northern Virginia that specializes in federal employee, ...

Roth strategies are not going away. But the way certain federal employees use them is changing, and the timing of your ...

In a letter to House Democrats, OPM Director Scott Kupor touted the benefits of a new online platform in streamlining the ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...

How do you perceive your retirement preparedness? Does it match with reality? Will you be able to maintain your standard of living in retirement? These are all important questions to consider as you ...

Federal employees at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia are facing significant cuts to their retirement benefits under a House Republican plan. The budget reconciliation bill would eliminate the Federal ...

For many federal employees, retirement can be summed up in one word: freedom. Freedom from an alarm clock and from a supervisor telling you what to do and when to do it. But total freedom can be ...

The United States federal government is the largest employer in the country. Even though career employees have an amazing set of benefits, in my experience serving as a financial consultant for ...

FERS noted that many federal employees do not ponder or prioritize retirement planning. They believe it is far away, so they do not bother with it yet. They want to educate employees by letting them ...

I’ve commented before how surprised I am that a high percentage of emails I get come from the relatively small group of people in this country who don’t even pay into Social Security. Most of those ...