For federal retirees under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), the terms “deferred annuity” and “postponed annuity” refer to distinct options for ...

In 2024, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) processed approximately 92,000 retirement applications. Mistakes or missing information in your retirement application can ...

Federal employees enjoy access to a range of insurance benefits. Many of these benefits can continue into retirement if specific conditions are ...

A Service Computation Date (SCD) plays a pivotal role in shaping a federal employee’s access to various benefits and programs. How it’s ...

What happens to your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) during a divorce? Your account can be split through a court-issued divorce decree, annulment, ...

Mass Layoffs of Probationary Employees Intensified: The Trump administration escalated its efforts to reduce the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay ...

With federal employees facing growing job uncertainty amid daily reports of workforce reduction efforts, understanding your benefits has never been more critical—especially ...

When government agencies need to downsize or restructure, they may offer eligible employees early retirement through the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA). ...

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement savings program designed for federal employees, offering a variety of investment options to suit ...

If you leave your government job before reaching retirement eligibility, you have two main options regarding your FERS contributions: Refund of Contributions: ...