Since early February 2025, thousands of federal employees have received notices from their agencies about losing their federal jobs. Many of these employees are not eligible for any type of retirement including early retirement (VERA or VSIP), a discontinued service retirement (DSR) or an immediate (unreduced) retirement. These employees will be leaving federal service and with that departure, comes the permanent loss of some federal benefits including the health insurance offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) health insurance program. Via Serving Those Who Serve, continue reading here: (fb)

A budgetary package approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee amounts to a set of incentives for current federal employees to leave the government and disincentives to prospective employees to join it, according to those who oppose it. Via FEDweek, continue reading here: (fb)