A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential changes to federal retirement benefits that are included in proposed legislation that is moving through Congress. The key word is “proposed” because since ...

In June 2025, early versions of a sweeping legislative package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) sparked concern among federal workers and retirees with or without Social Security.

Michele Santa Maria was 18 and a year out of high school when she landed a job at the Social Security Administration's field office in Chula Vista, Calif., in May 1990. She started out answering ...