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OPM Prioritizes Prevention and Wellness in FEHB and PSHB Programs
The guidance calls on FEHB and PSHB carriers to help advance a healthcare approach that prioritizes prevention, improves health outcomes, ...
Senators Push Back on SSA Interpretation of Back Payments under GPO-WEP Repeal Law
As many as several million people have not received full back payments related to the repeal of the government pension ...
Retirement Application Processing Backlog Nearly Doubles in Four Months
The backlog of retirement applications pending processing at OPM has nearly doubled since last fall, with an end-of-February figure above ...
A year after the Social Security Fairness Act, some retirees are still waiting for full benefits
On Jan. 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act(SSFA) into law, repealing two onerous Social Security provisions ...
Most Retirement Applications Are Now Made Online, but Still Don’t Reach OPM for Months
A tipping point was recently passed with the majority of federal retirement applications now being made online, OPM has said, ...
Trump Holds up TSP as a Model for Workers Without Employer Plans
President Trump used his recent State of the Union address to propose creating a TSP–style retirement savings account for American ...
How to make the most of FERS, Social Security and your TSP
From FY1970 to FY1985, the number of people receiving federal civil service annuities rose from fewer than 1 million to ...
How to Get Your 1099-R for CSRS/FERS Annuity and TSP
Your annual 1099-R tax form reports how much income you earned from your annuity. If you do not receive a ...
Roth in-plan conversions arrive for TSP, but consider tax implications first
Beginning Jan. 28, the Thrift Savings Plan now allows participants to convert traditional (pre-tax) balances into Roth (after-tax) balances inside ...
OPM Drops Proposal to Speed Up Health Coverage for Those Newly Eligible
OPM has dropped a Biden administration-era proposal to make coverage under the FEHB and PSHB programs effective sooner for federal ...