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Like federal employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program, federal retirees (annuitants receiving a CSRS annuity or a FERS annuity) can reduce their…

Key Insight: Banks are struggling to supply retailers with pennies as circulation slows and federal agencies provide no guidance on how to cope.Supporting Data: Of the…

Millions of federal student loan borrowers who graduated in the spring will need to start repaying their debt for the first time soon.That’s because the six-month…

Key Insight: Cash loans made by the Federal Home Loan Banks dipped in the third quarter versus a year ago. What’s at Stake: Experts looking for…

Key insight: The government is likely to reopen soon, and programs that help small banks will restart. Forward look: Expect Small Business Administration difficulties to show up…

A visitor jogs past the Washington Monument during sunrise on November 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The record for longest shutdown in the U.S. Government was…

November 5, 2025 Chris Kowalik   Understand the distinction between the two — and why it matters to federal employees and retirees. PAY RAISES: When, why,…

Many federal employees continue working in federal service past age 65 and are seeking advice from their Human Resources or Personnel Offices as to how working…

  Full-time and part-time federal employees are entitled to sick leave.  Sick leave is a paid absence from duty and can be used for: (1) Personal…

Custodia Bank, a Wyoming special purpose depository institution providing digital asset custody and other crypto services, has just suffered another setback in its long-running legal battle…