If you hadn’t given much thought to retirement before receiving the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" email on Jan. 28, you may be in for a few surprises—not all of them pleasant.

An OPM spokesperson confirmed to Federal News Network the VERA extends governmentwide. Federal and postal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement ...

"I think we should be planning if we decide we need to retire in a hurry and understand what our benefits are," said Tammy ...

Further administrative and legislative reform needed to continue successful achievement of Delivering for America plan ...

Remember that OPM is essentially the HR department for the federal government — covering not only the immediate mechanics of employment but administering retirement and health care benefits as ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it gave no orders to shut down government websites amid confusion over complying with a new Trump administration policy requiring agencies to scrub ...

Wide disparities exist between White and non-White future retirees—a "racial retirement wealth gap" PeopleImages / Getty Images Studies of how much Americans have saved for retirement show ...

OPM said workers can respond to the deferred resignation email by typing “resign and retire.” “If you simply write ‘resign’ and you are eligible for retirement on or before December 31 ...

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Millions of Americans rely on the U.S. retirement system to save and invest for their futures. Similarly, the system depends on new employers offering retirement plans to replace plan closures.

Listen and subscribe to Decoding Retirement on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. The 401(k) system, introduced in 1978, is showing its age and grappling with ...

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