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Does combat time earn a special exception from FERS requirements?
FERS deposits (excluding Peace Corps and VISTA volunteer service) are normally 1.3 percent of your basic pay for the service, plus interest.
By Reg Jones
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Is it hard to switch health plans during open enrollment?
One of the features of the Federal Employees Health Benefits program is that you can change from one health benefits plan to another.
By Reg Jones
It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says
The price tag includes the costs of bringing troops home.
By Tara Copp, AP
This federal law limits what US troops deployed at the border can do
The more than 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil.
The 5,239 troops headed to the border is just the beginning
Some of the troops will be armed but operate with specific rules of engagement, NORTHCOM says.
By Tara Copp, AP
Top NSA official skeptical of ‘hack back’
Experts have called hack back "the worst idea in cybersecurity" despite recent support for the idea.
By Justin Lynch
Military death benefits won’t be stopped by government shutdowns anymore
Military families mourning the loss of a loved one have been caught up in previous political fights over government spending.
Millions of military retirees and families must act soon to get new dental, vision coverage
The Tricare Retiree Dental Program is ending. Get ready for what's next.
By Karen Jowers
IRS systems found vulnerable to unauthorized access
An Inspector General report found that Internal Revenue Service oversight of system security practices was not up to standard.
By Jessie Bur
Pay stops, mission continues: Shutdown 101 for troops and families
Paychecks, commissaries, doctor's appointments, PCS moves ... what stops, and what doesn't, if the budget bubble bursts.
By Karen Jowers
Feds will have higher premiums, more health plans in 2018
In addition to premium changes, six providers will terminate their enrollment for 2018, affecting employees in six states.
By Jessie Bur
Federal employees’ earnings under threat from the government they serve
The biggest threats to federal employees originate from the government itself. In a webinar on Thursday, the National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association cited several proposals that are currently in play with the potential to threaten the hard-earned funding and benefits federal employees rely on.
By Rachael Kalinyak