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Federal employees with annual leave above their carryover limit have two dates to track: the deadline to schedule that leave in writing and the deadline to use it. The scheduling deadline comes first, falling before the start of the third biweekly pay period before the leave year ends, and it decides whether forfeited hours can be restored if work demands or illness get in th...

The Office of Personnel Management is reminding federal employees and retirees to verify the family members on their FEHB and PSHB plans. Spouses, children under 26, and certain disabled adult children qualify, while former spouses, parents, and domestic partners do not. Ed Zurndorfer outlines who qualifies, the 60-day deadline to remove anyone who doesn’t, and the documents ...

A free 2027 FEHB Plan Cost Explorer tool that will show every FEHB plan available to you with the 2027 premium, the dollar and percent change from 2026, the annual cost, how much of the premium the government pays, and a worst-case year that adds the out-of-pocket maximum. Learn more, and sign up to be notified when this new tool is released before Open Season starts Nov. 9. ...

See how every TSP core and Lifecycle fund performed last week as a late-week tech selloff and an oil spike split the stock funds. more...

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The 2027 COLA is 3.6 percent, but most FERS retirees will receive 2.6 percent while CSRS retirees get the full amount. This article explains the diet COLA rules, shows what the one-point gap costs in dollars over six years, and reviews where the Equal COLA Act stands in Congress, including bill numbers, cosponsor counts and the cost debate.