GAO – Improper Payments: Information on Agencies’ Fiscal Year 2024 Estimates
For fiscal year 2024, 16 agencies reported a total estimated $162 billion in improper payments across 68 programs.
Retroactive benefits from the windfall elimination repeal to begin
Starting the week of Feb. 24, 2025, SSA is beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the WEP…
Retirees impacted by WEP and GPO to receive retroactive payments sooner than expected
Social Security beneficiaries impacted by the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset may begin receiving their one-time retroactive payments as soon as this week.
Federal Retirement Fairness Act news and updates
This bipartisan bill would allow certain federal employees, including letter carriers, to make catch-up retirement contributions for time spent as non-career employees after Dec. 31, 1988, making it credible service…
WEP/GPO Repeal FAQ Update, New Way to Apply
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a new way to apply for retirement, spouse’s, or surviving spouse’s benefits if you did not previously apply because of the Windfall Elimination…
House Budget Plan May Put Federal Employee Benefits on Table for Cuts
The House Budget Committee has approved a budget outline that would require substantial cuts to numerous government programs, including most likely federal employee retirement and health insurance benefits.
Social Security Fairness Act: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) update
Learn more at the link about the steps the Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking to implement the law
Social Security Fairness Act Benefit Increases Could Take a Year
The Social Security Administration said Friday that under its current budget, it could take more than a year to adjust benefits and pay all retroactive benefits under the Social Security…
Bill Reintroduced to Improve COLAs for FERS Retirees
On January 16, Representative Gerry Connolly, D-VA-11, reintroduced the Equal COLA Act, H.R. 491, to provide Federal Employees Retiree System (FERS) employees full cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to their federal annuities.
You can contribute more to the TSP
Postal Service employees can contribute as much as $23,500 to the Thrift Savings Plan in 2025, up from $23,000 in 2024.