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Schedule F Guide 2026: 8,000 Positions Now Reclassified
EO 14410 reclassified ~8,000 positions into Schedule Policy/Career on June 3, 2026. What changes, what doesn't, and the action checklist for every career fed.
Policy Updates
Schedule P/C Acknowledgment Form: Sign or Refuse? (2026)
Agencies are handing ~8,000 reclassified employees a Schedule P/C form this week. OPM says refusal can't trigger punishment. What to do before you sign.
Policy Updates
Is Your Job on the 8,000-Person Schedule Policy/Career List?
The 8,000-position at-will list is public. Here's the exact step-by-step to check if your federal job is on it, using your SF-50 and the White House appendix.
Policy Updates
Schedule Policy/Career Benefits: FEHB, TSP, FERS and Severance
Schedule Policy/Career is now active for roughly 8,000 positions. Your FEHB, TSP, and FERS rules mostly stay the same, but job-security timing changes the math.
Retirement
Divorce After Federal Retirement: Annuity, Survivor, FEHB
Divorcing after you've retired runs on different rules: your survivor election cancels automatically, a 2-year fix window, and OPM won't pay retroactively.
Policy Updates
EEOC's New Priorities: What Changes for Federal Workers
The EEOC adopted a new enforcement plan June 4, 2026. Which complaints get backed, which get deprioritized, and what happens to your pending EEO case.
Retirement
What Is 6c Retirement? Federal LEO Rules Explained
6c retirement is the enhanced FERS benefit for federal law enforcement: a 1.7% multiplier, retirement at 50, and an earnings-test-exempt supplement.
Policy Updates
Federal Science Brain Drain: A Generational Loss in Data
118,000 science-agency employees gone, 10,109 PhDs out in one year, NIH grants down 66%. The agency-by-agency numbers behind the generational loss.
Pay & Compensation
$4,080 Tax-Free: The Federal Transit Subsidy Under RTO
The federal transit subsidy pays up to $340/month tax-free, worth a $6,240 raise for some feds. How TRANServe works in 2026 and how to enroll this week.
Benefits
FEHB 2027: 39 Plans Where Self Plus One Costs More Than Family
For 2027, 39 FEHB plan options charge more for Self Plus One than Self and Family, up to $1,983.54 a year. The full list, why it happens, and how to switch.
Pay & Compensation
FSAFEDS 2026: The $7,500 Dependent Care FSA Feds Miss
Congress raised the Dependent Care FSA to $7,500, the first increase since 1986, and ~4 in 5 feds aren't enrolled in FSAFEDS at all. The math by grade.
Pay & Compensation
Highest-Paid Federal Jobs 2026: Inside the $200K Club
More than 1,500 federal employees out-earn the president. Where they work, what they actually do, and how far past the GS-15 cap federal pay really goes.
Benefits
The PSHB Medicare Part B Rule That Can End Your Coverage
USPS retirees after Jan 1, 2025 must enroll in Medicare Part B or lose PSHB permanently. The exemptions, the one-time cure window, and the real costs.
Policy Updates
USPS Early Out 2026: September Rumors vs. What's Confirmed
We could not verify a new 2026 USPS VERA as of October 5. We traced where the September rumor came from, what's confirmed, and what eligible workers should do now.
Policy Updates
Forced Back to the Office With a Disability? Your Rights
RTO orders don't override the Rehabilitation Act. Two DOJ lawsuits show the pattern. How federal reasonable accommodation works and the 45-day clock to file.
Retirement
3 Mid-Year Moves That Save Feds $1,593+ Before December
June is the last easy window before year-end deadlines. Three 30-minute moves (TSP pacing, a W-4 true-up, retirement-date math) can add thousands to your 2026.
Policy Updates
Can Federal Employees Still Appeal a Firing in 2026?
Three rulings in 30 days narrowed federal appeal rights: Margolin, the Jackler inferior officer MSPB ruling, and Schedule Policy/Career. What each one does.
TSP
SpaceX Is Going Public. Your TSP C Fund Won't Buy It
SpaceX's June 2026 IPO won't enter your TSP C Fund. S&P declined to fast-track it. Here's why, and what it means for your federal retirement.
TSP
TSP Not Sending Your Verification Code? How to Avoid a Full Lockout
TSP login codes now come only by text, voice call, or authenticator app. Why yours isn't arriving, and the 15-minute checklist that avoids lockout.
Pay & Compensation
Burn Pits and Civilian Feds: Left Out of the PACT Act
Civilian federal employees breathed the same burn pit smoke as troops in Iraq. Under FECA, every single claim has been denied. The benefits gap, explained.
Benefits
9 Federal Benefits You're Probably Not Claiming in 2026
From a $7,500 Dependent Care FSA to free EAP counseling and FEHB Part B reimbursement, here are 9 federal benefits feds leave on the table every year.
Benefits
FEHB Dependent Audit 2026: Prove Eligibility or Lose It
OPM's FEHB verification rule is live, and a 3-year audit of every currently enrolled dependent is starting. Even unchanged enrollments get checked.
Benefits
FEHB + Medicare Part D 2026: Should Federal Retirees Take It?
20 FEHB plans now wrap Medicare Part D into your coverage for 2026, with a $2,000 drug cap. When it helps, when it backfires, and how to decide.
Retirement
The FERS Survivor Election That Costs Your Spouse Everything
The FERS survivor benefit election is nearly irrevocable, and electing 'none' can end your spouse's FEHB for life. The decision, the trap, and the math.
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