Health plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program have increased their use of health information technology, giving federal employees and their families greater access to personal health data, according to an Office of Personnel Management report.

Skyrocketing health insurance premiums over the last five years have decisively changed the federal health care landscape. (13)

Federal employees deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan who are not in the Foreign Service are losing numerous travel, medical and leave benefits because those benefits were not renewed by Congress after they expired Oct. 1. (10)

After a year of pay freezes, hiring freezes and budget cuts, federal employees got a ray of good news last week: the smallest increase in health insurance premiums in four years. (4)

The U.S. Postal Service wants to create a new, single health care plan for its employees. (26)