A former senior federal employee has admitted he invented a top secret program out of thin air and used it to steer about $194 million in government money into South Florida real estate, gold bars, ...

A federal judge ordered the Bureau of Prisons to restore its union contract through May 2029. Eight days later, the agency terminated the agreement again. Now a contempt motion and a new legal ...

Federal payroll employment has fallen by 336,000 jobs since January 2025, a decline that far surpasses the shifts seen during Trump’s first term or throughout the four years of the Biden ...

Every month the OPM retirement backlog ended below 13,000, January 2012 to September 2026. Source: OPM data compiled by FedSmith September’s total is the first figure below 10,000 in the data and sits ...

The VA has won a new round in its battle over union contracts, while the Bureau of Prisons has been ordered to restore an agreement running through May 2029. The outcomes differ because the courts are ...

Legislation introduced in the House would create a formal telework request process for federal employees, let them appeal denials and bar federal funds from being used to carry out the Trump ...

Many federal employees and members of the uniformed services find that a carefully considered TSP plan is essential to meet their retirement goals and ensure a secure financial future. The Role of TSP ...

As federal employees approach age 65, the same question comes up all the time. They see their retiring colleagues entering the Medicare system and wonder why they should make a change. Having strong ...

Marriage is one of the most important life events a federal employee can experience. Along with the personal milestone comes a series of administrative and financial decisions that can affect ...

Today we are answering literally the million-dollar question. Is $1,000,000 in the Thrift Savings Plan, or wherever you might have it as a federal employee, enough? We see federal employees reading ...

This is an update of a FedSmith article I wrote three years ago, An Asset Allocation Quilt Chart for the TSP Funds. Financial quilt charts are not a tool for predicting the best allocation for the ...

The compensation figures shaping the financial future of federal civil servants and retirees are virtually finalized. While ongoing legislative debates could still alter these projections, current ...