If you’ve spent any of your federal career working part-time, your FERS part-time service may affect your pension in a way that’s easy to miss. Your high-3 salary can still be based on the full-time rate ...

A FERS survivor annuity is designed to provide continuing income to a spouse after a federal retiree dies. But if you were previously married and your divorce resulted in a court-ordered survivor benefit for your former ...

Federal employees planning for retirement often start with their agency’s HR office, and that’s exactly where they should start for certain questions. HR can help you understand your federal retirement benefits, verify information in your personnel ...

Two federal workforce issues are developing at the same time that could affect employees in 2027: the administration is proposing no general federal pay increase, while lawmakers are considering legislation that would expand access to paid ...