Your Adult Children and Federal Employee Health Insurance
Will your adult children be covered under your federal health insurance until they are 26 years old? It is a simple question but the answer is as complex as “yes”, “no”, and “maybe”.
Author: Ralph R. Smith
Changes in Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for Federal Employees
Changes are occurring in the federal employee health insurance program, including changes to the federal dental and vision insurance program. Here are a couple that will impact a number of readers.
The Federal Employees’ Cookbook
New people bring new ideas. OPM’s John Berry has been creative by urging time off for some in DC to get an extra hour to walk to the cherry blossoms and, later this week, hosting an event to come up with new recipes from federal employees to go into a federal government cookbook.
Changing the Federal Hiring Process
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has not been silent about its desire to change the federal hiring process which, it says, is too complex, takes too long and doesn’t get the job done in helping increase the size of Uncle Sam’s civilian army. Here is a significant change now being implemented.
Medicare and Federal Employee Health Insurance
Discussion of “risk pools” and “call letters” from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) doesn’t sound very exciting. And, in most years, the issuing of an OPM call letter doesn’t generate much press publicity in the federal community. This year may be different though.
OPM to “Non-Emergency” Feds: Stay Away from Downtown DC During Summit
Do you work in downtown Washington, DC? If so, get ready for a nasty commute during the Nuclear Security Summit. OPM says you may want to stay home instead of trying to get to the office.
TSP Stock Funds Head Up As TSP Investors Withdraw from Stock Funds in February
As TSP investors were withdrawing their money from stock funds and putting their money into the G and F funds, the TSP funds continued to go up in March. The only fund that declined in March was the F fund. All of the others were up substantially.
Time Off to Smell the Flowers
OPM has sent a memo to employees in its Washington, DC headquarters urging them to take an hour of administrative leave (after seeking permission) to walk to the Tidal Basin “to view Washington DC’s magnificent cherry blossoms.”
Moving Closer to Five Day Delivery for Postal Service
The Postal Service Board of Governors has approved the agency’s request to move forward with its five-day delivery proposal and to file a request for an advisory opinion with the Postal Regulatory Commission.
An Extra Kick For Your Retirement Funds
A bill introduced in the House could allow retiring federal employees to enhance their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts by allowing payments for unused annual leave to be added to their TSP accounts.
