Are you a married fed with spouse and Social Security — lots of luck!
Being a federal/postal worker can be satisfying and challenging at the same time. Being a married federal/postal worker can be doubly challenging and satisfying simultaneously. Being a married...
View ArticleMemo to retirement-age FERS folks: Don’t outsmart yourself!
Hundreds of federal and postal workers become retirement eligible every day. Although most don’t retire at the first opportunity, it’s a time when many people start looking at the best date(s) to pull...
View ArticleDoD-HHS contracting turmoil extends beyond Employee Assistance Program
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Documents from the departments of Defense and Health and...
View ArticleHow to beat higher 2020 health premiums
Active and retired federal-postal workers, and their survivors have some of the best health insurance in the nation. Most are eligible for 20 or more plans or options ranging from nationwide plans to...
View ArticleDigital services offered by the CMS have expanded
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Millions of Americans are on Medicare, and as the baby...
View ArticleNo news is good news: Retirement plans spared, again
Bills, budgets and proposals to whack federal retirement benefits used to be the stuff of nightmares for both workers and retirees under the Federal Employees Retirement System and Civil Service...
View Article2020 taxes, your TSP, mortgage and health premiums
While some people are already working on their 2020 taxes there are probably many more still trying to figure out what they did right, or wrong, because of the 2017 tax law. Many were surprised to...
View ArticleTrio of senators look to ensure GI bill transfer rights to service members
There are only a few more months left for some service members to transfer their GI Bill benefits to dependents, but a trio of Democratic Senators want to put a halt to the change. Senators Sherrod...
View ArticleHow to take the first step toward federal retirement
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. When the time comes and you decide to retire from your...
View ArticleTRICARE prepares for its second open season, here’s what you need to know
It’s that time of year again. TRICARE is conducting its second open season for its nearly 5 million eligible members and it will run from Nov. 11 to Dec. 9. During that time active duty family members,...
View ArticleSenate confirms Eugene Scalia to lead Labor Department
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View ArticleThousands of federal employees to be asked about benefits this coming fall
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View Article2 new national health plan options coming this open season for federal employees
Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will have access to two new nationwide plans this upcoming season. The Office of Personnel Management’s indemnity benefit contract...
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Federal employees will pay over 5% more toward FEHB premiums in 2020
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits...
View ArticleTRANSCOM says capable businesses are applying to manage military moves
The Defense Department’s attempt to consolidate the shipping of service members’ goods during changes of station to one privatized manager is off to the races. And U.S. Transportation Command leader...
View ArticleIs your glass half full or half empty? Check your health plan
Each year in early October the 8 million people in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program find out what premiums they will be paying in the new year — usually higher. Unless they go through the...
View ArticleAre you ready for TRICARE copayment increases?
At the beginning of 2020, TRICARE recipients will see an increase of up to 40% or slightly more to their prescription drug copayments. The 2018 defense authorization act mandates price increases for...
View ArticleAre you overpaying for health insurance?
Are you paying a lot more than necessary for coverage under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program? It’s very likely, especially if you haven’t changed plans in the past few years. Or you are...
View ArticleDesign your own buyout for December and January
Two facts of life that members of the federal family should be aware of, especially this time of year: Most federal/postal workers know that, all things considered, December and January are often the...
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Wanna be a millionaire? Stick with Uncle Sam or go private?
A lot of people, both in and out of government, are fascinated to learn that there are 39,399 (at the end of September) current or retired federal-postal workers who have $1 million or more in their...
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