From FERS to TSP to recent legislation, decades of policy shifts have reshaped how federal employees earn, save for and ...

Key TakeawaysStandard pension estimates rely on simplified assumptions and may overlook salary changes, service credit, ...

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Every once in a while, I meet a federal employee who is about to make a critical irrevocable decision that may not be in their best interest. It’s usually because they’re missing important pieces of ...

FERS provides a three-part retirement plan for U.S. civilian federal employees. Retirees receive Social Security, Basic Benefit Plan pensions, and Thrift Savings like a 401(k). Full retirement is age ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is one of many different retirement plans out there. But this one is decidedly different from the rest of the pack. And there are two major reasons… For ...

States scrambling to start closing big funding gaps in their public-employee pension plans likely will pay close attention to a looming battle over a federal employees’ pension plan. States scrambling ...

House Republicans have revised key parts of their proposed spending cuts targeting federal employee retirement benefits, softening some of the most controversial measures in response to internal ...

After years of serving the federal government, it’s time for federal employees to reap the many unique rewards a federal retirement plan offers. Retirement preparation is hard for everyone, but ...

For years, the cost of retirement fund payments has hung around the U.S. Postal Service like an albatross. According to ...