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What is hot and new in retirement programs is highlighted here. Select the headline to read more.

What's New:
  • Use our Federal income tax withholding calculator to determine the amount that should be withheld from your annuity payment in 2008 and update your annuity payment using Services Online.
  • See the 2008 Federal Monthly Retirement Benefits or Annuity Payment Schedule. It includes the dates for payments in 2008 and the last day to make changes to those payments; as well as, the dates for other retirement-related mailings.
  • Visit our new Services Online. Log in to find a user-friendly website with enhancements to the design and additional services. You will begin to see an archive of the statements of your monthly payments, as well as a record of the changes you have made using the website. You can also navigate to other web-based retirement information more quickly and easily.
  • Read about the January 2008 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for civil service retirees and survivor annuitants.
  • Use Open Season Online to change your Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program enrollment, request health plan brochures, and other information during the annual FEHB Open Season. The open season begins November 12 and ends December 10, 2007.
  • See the variable interest rate for 2008 which pertains to military service deposits and civilian service credit and voluntary contribution accounts.
What's Hot:
  • Calculators:
    • Compute the tax-free portion of your annuity payments.
    • Figure your monthly Federal income tax withholding.
    • The FEGLI Calculator is an online, interactive calculator that allows you to determine the face value of your Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance; calculate how much you are paying for this coverage; see how choosing different options can change the amount of your life insurance and your premium withholdings; and see how the life insurance carried into retirement will change over time.
  • Electronic Forms: Find Standard Forms (SF), Optional Forms (OF), OPM Forms, life insurance forms, and forms help.
  • Services Online: Use this website to start, change, or stop your Federal and State income tax withholdings, purchase savings bonds, and obtain duplicate tax statements (1099R's), change your mailing address, sign up for or change your account or financial institution for direct deposit of your annuity payment, and make allotments to organizations, create checking or savings allotments, and view a monthly statement of your annuity.
  • Find the last day to make changes to your next payment in the Payment Schedule.
  • FAQ Map: Check the index of answers to the most frequently asked questions.
  • Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: Did you know you can still apply for coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program, sponsored by OPM for the Federal family? You do not need to wait for an open season to apply. Request an Information Kit and application by calling 1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800-582-3337), TTY 1-800-843-3557 or visiting www.ltcfeds.com.