Spousal benefits allow spouses to claim Social Security on the work record of a retired partner under certain conditions.

When a North Carolina pension drops by a thousand dollars a month at 62, the timing of Social Security suddenly carries ...

A GAO posting on combatting fraud against federal agencies points to better sharing of information among them and a stronger ...

Here are some crucial tips for every stage of your federal career: Understand the parts of the Federal Employees Retirement ...

If you'd been receiving a spousal benefit, you were entitled to, at the most, 50% of the amount your spouse was eligible for ...

If you're a federal employee getting ready to retire under FERS, you've probably heard the advice that waiting until age 70 to start Social Security is ...

If we wait too long to plan and that surprises us, then you're left with a whole lot less choices along the way," said Thiago Glieger.

The next regular Federal Employees Retirement System payment is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. That deposit represents the annuity earned during August rather than September itself ...

Quick ReadElecting the $58,000 single-life FERS pension and buying a $300,000 20-year term policy for ~$3,200 annually nets ...

One retiree checked the bigger box on his annuity form and felt confident about it right up until he died at 71. What looks like a $450 monthly windfall on paper has a way of becoming a 20-year ...

Adding a non-GLP-1 weight-loss drug could help breast cancer survivors achieve target weight loss when lifestyle intervention falls short, a phase 2 trial suggested. Among women who were unable to ...

Their surviving spouse. Their unmarried children who are younger than age 18, or up to 19 if they're still in school (up to 12th grade). Their dependent parents if they're age 62 or older. Their ...