Posted on Saturday, 7th February 2026 by Dennis Damp

Many, if not most, FEHB providers now offer Medicare-eligible individuals a Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) through the Employer Group Waiver Plan (EGWP). All GEHA standard and high plan retirees with Medicare Parts A and B, who live in the United States, are eligible for a PDP/EGWP prescription plan through SilverScript. GEHA offered this for the […]

Tags: Caremark, Daily Brief, EGWP, Medicare Part D, Opting Out of SilverScript, PSP. GEHA PDP
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Posted on Friday, 30th January 2026 by Dennis Damp

I grew up listening to Motown and saw Smokey Robinson and the Miracles at the South Park Fairgrounds in 1967. I keep hearing the Lyrics of Marvin Gaye’s hit song “What’s Going On” over and over in my head: Mother, mother There’s too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There’s far too many of […]

Tags: 2025 Acomplishments. Daily Brief, 2025 Highlights, Drug Crisis, Marvin Gaye, Poverty, What's Going On, World Conflicts
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Posted on Friday, 23rd January 2026 by Dennis Damp

I often refer to OPM’s statistics for my retirement planning articles, and OPM’s new FWD website allows anyone to review these statistics in a pleasing graphical presentation that was not available under the legacy system. Actually, you will find a lot of interesting information readily available on this site. The new Federal Workforce Data (FWD) […]

Tags: Daily Brief, Employment Statistics, Federal Downsizing Statistics, Federal Workforce Data, FWD, Workforce Size
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