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Senate passes Honor Act, recognizing fire fighter cancer as line-of-duty death
IAFF 12.17.2025
The IAFF-backed legislation expands federal death and education benefits for survivors.
IRS Issues New Guidance on Federal Firefighter Overtime Deduction: Here's What You Need to Know
Stellar Wealth Management 11.21.2025
Notice 25-69 confirms the divide-by-3 calculation method for 2025 tax returns
Federal and postal workers to see double-digit health care premium increases again next year
Government Executive 10.10.2025
Federal employee groups decried the second consecutive year of premium increases eclipsing 10 percent amid a government shutdown and a proposed 1% pay raise for non-law enforcement personnel.
Senate Republicans remove pension overhaul provisions from megabill text
Final Bill passed both Houses of Congress with no major changes to Retirement Benefits
Politico 06.28.2025
Senate Republicans stripped provisions aimed at overhauling the federal government’s pension program from their policy megabill, according to new text released Friday night.
The Social Security Fairness Act: What we know so far
Government Executive, 01.09.2025
It may take time to implement this new law -- here’s what you should know for now.
Biden Signs First Responder Retirement Reform Bill (Also: Locality Pay Area Tweaks Set for 2023)
Government Executive, 12.14.2022
Biden last week signed into law legislation aimed at reforming the retirement system for federal first responders who are injured during their service and forced to pursue other jobs in the federal government.