What Is the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and How Does It Work?
The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is a retirement plan that covers all employees in the executive, judicial, and ...
Federal Employees Buyout Offer: Five Things to Consider
Federal workers have a constellation of retirement benefits, and assessing them can get complicated fast. Here are five ...
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Congressional Republicans mull plans to gash feds’ pay, benefits and job security
GOP lawmakers are once again considering a litany of proposals that would require federal workers to pay more in exchange for ...
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Employee Benefits
FERS is a retirement plan that provides benefits from three different sources: a Basic Benefit Plan (the FERS or FERS-RAE component), Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Two of the ...
‘My wife is worried.’ I’m 56, with $625K in retirement, plus a pension. If I soon retire – but my wife keeps working – will we be OK financially?
Next May, I will be eligible to retire penalty free in the Federal Employees Retirement System — and I plan on using the supplement until I am 62. I don’t plan on taking Social Security until I am 65 ...
Trump DOGE Exit Offer Vexes Federal Workers Nearing Retirement
Federal workers mulling their future health and retirement benefits are at an impasse as they weigh a deferred resignation ...
Clearing this up: Why some people don’t pay into Social Security
All the people whose jobs are not covered by Social Security make up only about 10% of the workforce in this country.
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Thrift Savings Plan Contribution Limits for 2025
The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement plan for ... The TSP was established in the Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986 by Congress. Today, it offers the same savings and tax ...