FEDERAL
For TSP, 2026 Brings Higher Investment Limits, In-Plan Roth Conversion Option
The standard investment maximum investment limit for TSP investors is rising for 2026 from $23,500 to $24,500; that is the ...
House Democrats question OPM on retirement processing delays
House Democrats are pressing the Office of Personnel Management for answers on how the agency is addressing abnormally high volumes ...
Retirement Application Backlog Builds but Use of Portal Showing Some Impact
The inventory of retirement applications pending at OPM grew in November to about 49,400 from the 34,600 in October, although ...
OPM’s retirement application pile remains large as the year draws to a close
New retirees awaiting full benefits may face holiday heartache as the backlog swelled to nearly 50,000 by the end of ...
The CFC’s power week begins
December kicks off with two red-letter days for the Combined Federal Campaign ...
Launch of Roth In-Plan Conversion Feature for TSP Participants and Beneficiaries
Starting in late January 2026, TSP participants and spousal beneficiaries will be able to convert money from a traditional balance ...
FERS and Social Security are Great, but You’re Going to Want a Big TSP
However, nothing is more important to a comfortable retirement than a large TSP balance ...
Amid ‘unprecedented’ surge of federal retirement claims, delays and frustration grow
For months, the I-Team has been tracking concerns with processing retirement benefits for thousands of federal workers who left the ...
OPM’s retirement backlog skyrockets as deferred resignees begin offboarding
The federal government’s backlog of pending retirement claims hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last month, as tens ...
OPM’s new blog touts modernization while retirees wait for answers during the shutdown
Despite the government’s historic shutdown, the new director’s blog posts do not address how recent retirees will be impacted by ...