2023 Federal Pay Raise Update: Senate’s Silence Supports Likelihood of 4.6%
Government spending bill doesn’t mention federal pay raise – a strong indication that Congress supports the White House recommendation of…
Locality and the Pay Caps for Federal Employee Salaries
How pay caps depend on what locality a federal employee is based in, plus a bill to be proposed that…
Medical Retirement: Calculating FERS Disability Benefits
What feds need to know regarding rules, eligibility, and the application process for the FERS disability retirement.
2023 COLA for Social Security, FERS, and CSRS Keeps Climbing
Updated inflation numbers suggest largest COLA since 1981 saw 11.2% – and 2023’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) could get even higher.
Halfway through 2022: A Look at the OPM Backlog of Retirement Claims
The hefty backlog of retirement claims to be processed by OPM reached its lowest point of 2022 at the end…
2023 Federal Pay Raise Update: House Committee Endorses 4.6%
White House’s recommendation of 4.6% federal pay raise for 2023 gets past House committee.
2023 COLA for Social Security, FERS, and CSRS Could Be Highest in 40 Years
Current estimates have the 2023 COLA between 7.3% and 10.8% - indicating it could be the largest COLA for Social…
FERS Retirement Choices: Which One is Right for You?
How well do you know the differences between the various types of FERS Retirements?
New Bill in Senate Would Provide Equal COLAs for FERS and CSRS Retirees
Proposed legislation in Senate would give the same COLA to both FERS and CSRS pension recipients – similar to another…
2023 Federal Pay Raise Update: Congress Writes Letter for 5.1%
62 Democrats from the House of Representatives try to persuade Biden to give Feds a bigger raise next year.