Federal Benefits Open Season
HRA Employee Resources Hub
The Federal Benefits Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) and the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS) will run from Monday November 10, 2025 thru Monday December 8, 2025.
Open Season is held annually in accordance with 5 CFR 890.301(f) and provides the opportunity for federal employees to make changes to their Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, Federal Employees Dental and Vision (FEDVIP) Program, and Federal Employees Flexible Spending Account (FSAFEDS) for the upcoming year.
If you do not want to change your FEHB or FEDVIP, you do not have to take any actions, your current enrollments will rollover into 2026. If you are an active VA employee and would like to change your FEHB health insurance, you now have three options to make changes this open season:
- The Employees Benefit Self Service – a refreshed, modernized interface allowing VA employees to easily manage their benefit selections, both during a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) or during the 2025 FEHB Open Season. To make your benefit selections using Employee Benefit Self Service, and follow the Open Season prompts. *This option can only be accessed within the VA Firewall.
- Employees can make changes online in their DFAS MyPay account.
- Employees can make changes by submitting a SF-2809 to their servicing HR office.
The effective date of your FEHB change will be January 11, 2026.
If you wish to make changes to your FEDVIP plan(s) or enroll please log onto www.benefeds.gov, the enrollment effective date is January 1, 2026.
If you want to continue participation in the FSAFEDS program, you must re-enroll during Open Season for 2026. To enroll in the FSAFEDS Program you must log onto www.fsafeds.gov. The effective date of enrollment is January 1, 2026.
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
May an employee use government equipment during a shutdown furlough?
Yes, an employee may use government equipment for reasons such as:
- Accessing their personal employee records;
- Completing a background investigation;
- Checking the status of the shutdown furlough;
- Checking for any Reduction in Force (RIF) updates, or providing additional RIF information;
- Updating personal contact information;
- Completing or submitting Federal Employee Health Benefit changes; and
- Completing or submitting a retirement application.
VA Points of Contact
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration
VHA employees with benefits should contact their servicing HR Office for support:
Veterans Benefits Administration
| Organization | Servicing HR office email |
|---|---|
| VACO | VBA VACO Customers (Baltimore HRC) |
| Northeast | Northeast District Customers (Detroit HRC) |
| Southeast | Southeast District Customers (Jackson HRC) |
| Continental | Continental District Customers (Denver HRC) |
| Pacific | Pacific District Customers (Des Moines HRC) |
National Cemetary Administration
Servicing HR office email: Alicia.Almodovar2@va.gov
Staff Offices and Organizations
- All NCA employees
Office of Information & Technology
Staff Offices and Organizations
- All OI&T employees
Human Resources Service Center
VACO Staff Offices
Staff Offices and Organizations
- Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA)
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)
- Office of Management (OM)
- Office of Enterprise Integration (OEI)
- Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (OPIA)
- Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA)
- Veterans Experience Office (VEO)
- Office of Human Resources and Administration (HRA)
- Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness (OSP)
- Office of the Secretary Veterans Affairs (OSVA)
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
- Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication (OEDCA)
- Debt Management Center (DMC), Financial Service Center (FSC), Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO), Internal Controls Support Center (ICSC)
- Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC), Personnel Security Adjudication Center (PSAC), Human Capital Services Center (HCSC), Center for Enterprise Human Resources Information Services (CEHRIS)
- Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion (ORMDI)
Workforce Management & Consulting, Human Resources Operations Office (HROO), Human Resources Management and Consulting Services, (HRMACS)
VHA VACO Staff
Staff Offices and Organizations
*Indicated in your outlook properties – VHA 106A WMC HROO Customers All Staff and SF50
Corporate Senior Executive Services Management Office
Staff Offices and Organizations
- Senior Executive Service (SES)
*Please note that as a result of a lapse in appropriation, some HR Offices may be unable to continue performing their duties and responsibilities at the Department of Veterans Affairs and may not respond to emails.
