Federal News
OPM slices record retirement processing time in February
The Office of Personnel Management set a new record for how swiftly it processes departing federal employees’ retirement claims last ...
Here’s how to find the information you need when planning for retirement
Whether past or present, much of the retirement information that we have is learned from conversations that are passed around ...
GAO: Billions wasted on federal health insurance program
The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees health insurance for 8 million federal workers and their families at a cost ...
Identity theft protection for OPM hack victims could extend for life under new bill
A pair of House Democrats on Monday introduced legislation aimed at ensuring victims of the 2015 Office of Personnel Management ...
TSP and Required Minimum Distributions
Required Minimum Distributions are mandatory annual withdrawals from certain retirement accounts, enforced by the federal government once you reach a ...
Federal retirement savings plan opens 2024 with a mixed bag
The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program had a bit of a bump start to 2024, as only two of ...
OPM reduces the retirement backlog by one-third in 2023
The Office of Personnel Management made some of its best progress at reducing the number of pending retirement applications from ...
2024 Resolution for OSHA: Propose A Workplace Heat Standard
Extreme heat took an awful toll on workers in 2023, causing illnesses and deaths in Texas, Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina, and beyond ...
Fraud against Federal Retirement Program Continuing, Report Says
Fraud against the federal retirement program is continuing, an inspector general report has said, with lack of reporting to OPM ...
TSP portfolios end 2023 on a high note
Each of the funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished December in the black ...