Retirement
Your FERS Minimum Retirement Age: What It Is and Why It Matters
If you are a federal employee mapping out your path to retirement, your Minimum Retirement Age is one of the most important ...How Your High-3 Average Salary Is Calculated
If you are a FERS employee, your retirement annuity is built on three key factors: your years of creditable service, your age ...OPM Makes Progress: Federal Retirement Backlog Shrinks for the First Time in Months
After months of steady increases, the federal retirement backlog finally moved in the right direction in March. The Office of Personnel Management ...Federal Retirement Options Explained
Most federal employees know they have a pension. Fewer understand that there are multiple distinct pathways to retirement under FERS, each with ...Federal Retirement Application Backlog Keeps Growing
As uncertainty surrounding the federal workforce continues to play out, OPM received a staggering 31,240 federal retirement claims in February. This is ...Retirement Application Backlog Continues to Rise
As the fallout from the Deferred Resignation Program and the uncertainty surrounding the federal workforce continue to play out, OPM got hit ...Maximizing Your Federal Retirement: The Best Dates to Retire in 2026
The right timing can greatly impact your federal retirement by helping you maximize your annuity start date, annual leave lump-sum payout, sick ...Federal Retirement Backlog Surpasses 50k
As the fallout from the Deferred Resignation Program and the uncertainty surrounding the federal workforce continue to play out, OPM got a ...Survey Reveals Federal Employees’ Financial Confidence Level
Federal employees benefit from one of the most robust retirement systems available, yet having strong benefits doesn’t always translate into financial peace ...Deferred vs. Postponed Annuity
For federal retirees under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), the terms “deferred annuity” and “postponed annuity” refer to distinct options for ...

















