The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is 3.6% for Social Security beneficiaries and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) retirees. Federal ...

A bigger 2027 COLA can make more Social Security taxable. See what three federal retirees could owe in federal income taxes, from $0 to $337 more.

If your 2027 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) premium changed by a very different percentage than your plan’s total premium, you are not misreading the rates. The government pays part of the ...

The average increase in the enrollee share of Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program premiums for 2027 is 10.9%, according to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It is the third double ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) puts the average increase in the enrollee share of Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program premiums at 10.9% for 2027. That average hides a smaller ...

Federal employees and retirees face a 10.9 percent average increase in their share of Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) premiums for 2027. At nearly the same time those rates became public, the ...

This is the fifth of a series of columns discussing life insurance. The purpose of these columns is to help federal employees and retirees understand their need for life insurance and the choices they ...

The federal retiree 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is one inflation report away from becoming official. With two of the three months that count toward the calculation already in hand, ...

Most civilian federal employees are on track for a 2027 pay freeze — but a growing group of lawmakers isn’t done fighting it. This week, the 110 lawmakers behind a September 15 letter opposing the ...

Most of the coverage of the Federal Reserve’s September rate hike focused on what it means for borrowers. Less attention went to a simpler question that affects nearly every federal retiree: where is ...

A quarter-point rate increase can feel like a rounding error for someone still earning a paycheck that rises most years. It lands differently for a retiree living ...