OPM sets June 2 deadline for new retirement applications to be electronic

OPM sets June 2 deadline for new retirement applications to be electronic

The Office of Personnel Management is giving agencies less than a month to start submitting all new retirement applications for ...
Mackenzie Holds Hearing on FECA Reform and Oversight

Mackenzie Holds Hearing on FECA Reform and Oversight

Today’s hearing is about examining the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), a more than a century-old law, to consider how it might ...
Republicans tee up federal worker benefit cuts to pay for tax cuts

Republicans tee up federal worker benefit cuts to pay for tax cuts

House Republicans last week unveiled a proposal to institute a new round of cuts to federal workers’ retirement benefits, including the imposition ...
Comer Announces Full Committee Markup on Budget Legislation for April 30

Comer Announces Full Committee Markup on Budget Legislation for April 30

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a markup will take place on Wednesday, ...
In-Plan Roth Conversions Coming to TSP

In-Plan Roth Conversions Coming to TSP

Beginning in January, TSP participants will be able to do in-plan conversions, moving traditional TSP monies into the Roth TSP ...
New rule would change the reamortized debt formula for Thrift Savings Plan loans

New rule would change the reamortized debt formula for Thrift Savings Plan loans

The board proposed a combination of accrued interest with the outstanding principal when reamortizing a loan made out of the TSP.  ...
Easter Monday could soon become federal holiday under new GOP proposal

Easter Monday could soon become federal holiday under new GOP proposal

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., are leading the way on legislation to make the day ...
Congress, DOGE turned the Social Security Fairness Act from a win to a loss

Congress, DOGE turned the Social Security Fairness Act from a win to a loss

This year’s Social Security Fairness Act represents the largest change to Social Security in decades, increasing benefits for 3 million ...
Federal benefits face possible cuts in House Republicans’ budget resolution

Federal benefits face possible cuts in House Republicans’ budget resolution

Although the details of House Republicans’ narrowly approved budget framework are still up in the air, some initial proposals show ...