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FEHB Privacy Fight: What OPM's New Data Rule Means for You
19+ hour, 40+ min ago (271+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 27, 2026 My Federal Retirement Last December, OPM quietly published a notice proposing that the 65-plus insurance carriers participating in FEHB and PSHB submit monthly reports containing service-use and cost data — medical claims, pharmacy…...
Federal Retiree COLAs Could Be Higher Under Different Inflation Index, Says Report
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (493+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 23, 2026 My Federal Retirement Historically, the retiree-focused index has generally produced slightly larger annual COLAs, although government researchers continue to caution that the measure remains experimental and is not yet considered suitable as…...
Bipartisan Senate Proposal Would End Government Shutdowns by Keeping Congress in Session
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (244+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 23, 2026 My Federal Retirement For federal employees, the proposal could significantly reduce one of the biggest financial and operational risks associated with congressional budget impasses: furloughs, delayed pay, and agency disruptions. The legislation…...
What Federal Employees Need to Know About State Taxes in Retirement
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (562+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 23, 2026 My Federal Retirement Summer is when the dots can still be connected. Most federal employees have two separate professionals handling their financial life: a financial planner and a CPA or tax preparer....
OPM Proposes Rules to Protect Retirement Benefits for Injured Federal First Responders
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (330+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 21, 2026 My Federal Retirement The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed regulations implementing a 2022 law designed to protect retirement benefits for certain federal first responders who suffer a career-ending, job-related injury or…...
Will OPM Workforce Cuts Affect Future Federal Retirement Processing?
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (328+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 21, 2026 My Federal Retirement The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has undergone one of the largest workforce reductions in its history while simultaneously modernizing the federal retirement application process. According to a recent…...
Does Your State Have a Sales Tax Holiday? A 2026 Guide for Federal Employees & Retirees
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (456+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 21, 2026 My Federal Retirement Sales tax holidays provide consumers with a temporary opportunity to purchase certain items without paying state sales tax. While these events are often associated with back-to-school shopping, many states…...
What a New Bipartisan Social Security Bill Means for Federal Employees
1+ week, 4+ day ago (463+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 16, 2026 My Federal Retirement A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation intended to break years of congressional gridlock over Social Security’s long-term finances. The proposal, called the Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining…...
Will Medicare's Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Program Lower Your Costs?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (578+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 16, 2026 My Federal Retirement For decades, Medicare generally could not negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers. That changed when Congress created the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program through the Inflation Reduction…...
Federal Employees & Retirees: Social Security's Financial Future
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1636+ words) Financial Planning Resources for Federal & Postal Employees July 15, 2026 My Federal Retirement For federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), Social Security is one of the three pillars of retirement income, along with the FERS basic annuity and…...