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  • Ask Reg: If I leave my job early, what pension penalties will kick in?
    Ask Reg: If I leave my job early, what pension penalties will kick in?

    A read asks what happens if they retire before the minimum retirement age.

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  • Does BCBS offer Medicare Advantage plan for feds? An expert weighs in.
    Does BCBS offer Medicare Advantage plan for feds? An expert weighs in.

    Kevin Moss, an FEHB expert, answers a reader question about how Medicare Advantage plans can boost health insurance coverage.

    2 years ago
  • How government technology can bridge generational workforce gaps
    How government technology can bridge generational workforce gaps

    While millennials and Gen Zers are excited to use advanced technology in the workplace, other generations such as Baby Boomers may have limited experience.

    2 years ago
  • Austin meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022
    Austin meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022

    The two discussed a range of security issues, including China’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

    2 years ago
  • Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says
    Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says

    AFGE said safeguarding telework is important to maintaining a workforce for the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development.

    2 years ago
  • Ask Reg: I got a federal job at 62. When can I retire with benefits?
    Ask Reg: I got a federal job at 62. When can I retire with benefits?

    A reader asks when the earliest retirement age is for someone who joined the federal workforce at 62.

    2 years ago
  • Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service
    Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service

    The service works over 3.4 million square miles of Exclusive Economic Zones and defends a coastline longer than the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

    2 years ago
  • Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge
    Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge

    Sen. Wicker’s plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.

    2 years ago
  • Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending
    Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending

    Sen. Roger Wicker said he’ll seek an additional $55 billion in defense spending over the limits forged in the deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit.

    2 years ago
  • Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?
    Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?

    Reg Jones tackles the question of whether Title 32 time in the National Guard is creditable for buyback in retirement.

    2 years ago
  • Ask Reg: If I leave my job early, what pension penalties will kick in?
    Ask Reg: If I leave my job early, what pension penalties will kick in?

    A read asks what happens if they retire before the minimum retirement age.

  • Does BCBS offer Medicare Advantage plan for feds? An expert weighs in.
    Does BCBS offer Medicare Advantage plan for feds? An expert weighs in.

    Kevin Moss, an FEHB expert, answers a reader question about how Medicare Advantage plans can boost health insurance coverage.

  • How government technology can bridge generational workforce gaps
    How government technology can bridge generational workforce gaps

    While millennials and Gen Zers are excited to use advanced technology in the workplace, other generations such as Baby Boomers may have limited experience.

  • Austin meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022
    Austin meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022

    The two discussed a range of security issues, including China’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

  • Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says
    Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says

    AFGE said safeguarding telework is important to maintaining a workforce for the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development.

  • Ask Reg: I got a federal job at 62. When can I retire with benefits?
    Ask Reg: I got a federal job at 62. When can I retire with benefits?

    A reader asks when the earliest retirement age is for someone who joined the federal workforce at 62.

  • Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service
    Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service

    The service works over 3.4 million square miles of Exclusive Economic Zones and defends a coastline longer than the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge
    Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge

    Sen. Wicker’s plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.

  • Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending
    Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending

    Sen. Roger Wicker said he’ll seek an additional $55 billion in defense spending over the limits forged in the deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit.

  • Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?
    Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?

    Reg Jones tackles the question of whether Title 32 time in the National Guard is creditable for buyback in retirement.

  • Ask Reg: If I leave my job early, what pension penalties will kick in?
    Ask Reg: If I leave my job early, what pension penalties will kick in?

    A read asks what happens if they retire before the minimum retirement age.

  • Does BCBS offer Medicare Advantage plan for feds? An expert weighs in.
    Does BCBS offer Medicare Advantage plan for feds? An expert weighs in.

    Kevin Moss, an FEHB expert, answers a reader question about how Medicare Advantage plans can boost health insurance coverage.

  • How government technology can bridge generational workforce gaps
    How government technology can bridge generational workforce gaps

    While millennials and Gen Zers are excited to use advanced technology in the workplace, other generations such as Baby Boomers may have limited experience.

  • Austin meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022
    Austin meets with Chinese counterpart for first time since 2022

    The two discussed a range of security issues, including China’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

  • Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says
    Commerce agency near ‘collapse’ over telework, layoffs, union says

    AFGE said safeguarding telework is important to maintaining a workforce for the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development.

  • Ask Reg: I got a federal job at 62. When can I retire with benefits?
    Ask Reg: I got a federal job at 62. When can I retire with benefits?

    A reader asks when the earliest retirement age is for someone who joined the federal workforce at 62.

  • Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service
    Coast Guard response to Key Bridge collapse reveals a strained service

    The service works over 3.4 million square miles of Exclusive Economic Zones and defends a coastline longer than the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge
    Powerful GOP senator eyes ships, jets, nukes in defense spending surge

    Sen. Wicker’s plan lays out an additional $55 billion above FY25 defense spending caps.

  • Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending
    Key Republican calls for ‘generational’ increase in defense spending

    Sen. Roger Wicker said he’ll seek an additional $55 billion in defense spending over the limits forged in the deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit.

  • Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?
    Ask Reg: Does National Guard service count toward my military buyback?

    Reg Jones tackles the question of whether Title 32 time in the National Guard is creditable for buyback in retirement.

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