Federal Benefits Resource | Your Benefits. Your Rights. Demystified.
21+ Years Inside the Federal System

Your Federal Benefits,
Finally Decoded.

Plain-English guidance on FERS, TSP, FEHB, FEGLI, OWCP, and your workplace rights — from an HR practitioner who spent 21 years processing these benefits from the inside.

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21+
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Benefits topics covered
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FERS TSP FEHB FEGLI OWCP FMLA RIF VERA EEO
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🎖️ Retired Army SFC
🏛️ GS-0201-11 HR Specialist
🎓 M.S. HR Administration
📋 OWCP & EEO Practitioner
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Six federal benefits decisions every employee should review before a major career or life change — straight from an HR practitioner who spent 21 years processing these from the inside.
  • FERS retirement eligibility milestones & annuity calculation
  • TSP checklist — are you capturing your full agency match?
  • FEHB five-year rule for retirement coverage
  • FEGLI review — what to keep, reduce, or cancel
  • Leave & FMLA basics — what you can use and when
  • Six questions to answer before any early retirement offer
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Robert Earl Holmes Jr.
About the Founder
21 Years Inside the System. Now Working for You.

Robert Earl Holmes Jr. is a retired Army Sergeant First Class and GS-0201-11 HR Specialist who spent over 21 years processing federal benefits claims, navigating agency policy, and watching federal employees make life-altering decisions without the information they needed. Federal Benefits Resource exists to change that.

GS-0201-11 HR Specialist, Army Benefits Center–Civilian
Retired Army Sergeant First Class — 21+ years federal service
M.S. in HR Administration
OWCP/FECA, EEO, FEHB, FERS, and TSP specialist
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