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Key insight: The government is likely to reopen soon, and programs that help small banks will restart. Forward look: Expect Small Business Administration difficulties to show up…

A visitor jogs past the Washington Monument during sunrise on November 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The record for longest shutdown in the U.S. Government was…

November 5, 2025 Chris Kowalik   Understand the distinction between the two — and why it matters to federal employees and retirees. PAY RAISES: When, why,…

Key insight: JPMorganChase is cooperating with the federal government as it reviews the bank’s policies and procedures related to how it decides who to bank. What’s at…

Many federal employees continue working in federal service past age 65 and are seeking advice from their Human Resources or Personnel Offices as to how working…

Whether or not to enroll in Medicare Part B (medical insurance) is a key decision that federal retirees aged 65 and older have to make. Because…

  Full-time and part-time federal employees are entitled to sick leave.  Sick leave is a paid absence from duty and can be used for: (1) Personal…

Custodia Bank, a Wyoming special purpose depository institution providing digital asset custody and other crypto services, has just suffered another setback in its long-running legal battle…

  When a federal employee retires from federal service, the retiring employee will receive a lump-sum payment for the balance of unused annual leave hours as…

A review of the various factors that go into choosing an ideal date to retire from federal service PENSION: how to have no gap between being…