Act Now: Protect Earned Federal Retirement and Health Benefits from Budget Cuts

Act Now: Protect Earned Federal Retirement and Health Benefits from Budget Cuts

In the “committee print” language, they cut earned federal retirement and health benefits and disincentivize the accrual and assertion of ...
OPM touts ‘fully paperless’ retirement application, though concerns remain

OPM touts ‘fully paperless’ retirement application, though concerns remain

Sources warn that the Trump administration has overstated both DOGE’s role in developing online retirement applications and its potential impact ...
Health Savings Account contribution limits will rise in 2026

Health Savings Account contribution limits will rise in 2026

The IRS recently announced an increase in Health Savings Account contribution limits for 2026 ...
Answering common questions about Republicans’ proposed federal benefits cuts

Answering common questions about Republicans’ proposed federal benefits cuts

It is possible the proposed federal benefits cuts will end up in the final language of the reconciliation bill. But ...
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.  ...