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FERS Part-Time Service: How It Can Reduce Your Federal Pension
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 ...Remarried? Your FERS Survivor Annuity Could Leave Your Current Spouse With
A FERS survivor annuity is designed to provide continuing income to a spouse after a federal retiree dies. But if you were ...What Your Agency’s HR Can and Can’t Help You With When Planning for Retirement
Federal employees planning for retirement often start with their agency’s HR office, and that’s exactly where they should start for certain questions. ...2027 Federal Pay Freeze and Paid Leave: What Federal Employees Need to Know
Two federal workforce issues are developing at the same time that could affect employees in 2027: the administration is proposing no general ...VERA Retirement: What Happens to Your Income Before You Reach MRA?
A VERA retirement can allow eligible federal employees to leave service years earlier than they otherwise could. But retiring early can also ...Can Changing Duty Stations Affect Your FERS Pension Calculation?
A federal job transfer can mean a new office, a different commute, or a higher salary. But if you’re approaching retirement, there’s ...What to Actually Do If OPM Says You Were Overpaid
A monthly annuity payment feels like a settled fact, the same number, arriving reliably, for years. That reliability is exactly why an ...Should You Delay Retirement? What Federal Employees Need to Consider
One of the biggest retirement decisions federal employees face isn’t choosing a TSP fund or deciding when to claim Social Security. It’s ...Disability Retirement Used to Be a Coin Flip. Here’s What Changed.
If a medical condition has made it impossible to do your job, you may already know that federal disability retirement exists. What ...Will Your TSP and FEGLI Go to the Right Person? Here’s What Federal Employees Need ...
Most federal employees spend years building their retirement savings and maintaining valuable life insurance coverage. Far fewer spend time making sure those ...
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