Jessica Klement

(Getty Images/iStockphoto/demaerre)Female doctor holding a piggy bank: health insurance, medical expenses and tax concept

Postal reform bill could raise health premiums for federal workers, employee group warns

The Postal Service Reform Act, at least as it’s currently written, proposes significant structural changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program….

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NAPA report details path forward for OPM, but advocates worry it’ll be easily forgotten

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Senate appropriators propose federal pay freeze for civilian employees in 2021

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For many federal employees, health and retirement benefits are what’s keeping them on the job

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Returning to fight coronavirus as a reemployed annuitant? Here’s what you need to know

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The flag flies outside the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Donald Trump delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NARFE projects election will overshadow federal pay, benefits in 2020

Experts from the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association said the election season will overshadow much of what should happen on Capitol Hill.

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Michael Capolino

Forget coronavirus and primaries, time for wallet check!

The Democratic presidential primaries are great drama this year and the coronavirus scare is super important. That said, until a lot more is known, life…

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WEP and Offset: The Social Security killers

The two decades-old laws impact, as in reduce or almost eliminate, the Social Security benefits of 1.8 million public servants.

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