I try to address some of the questions that have been raised during these unusual times for federal retirement planning and ...

Health care: Furloughed federal workers will maintain their coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program during a lapse in appropriations. Premiums will accrue over the course of a ...

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 ...

Yes, you can retire and receive the FERS special retirement supplement until age ... which represents the amount of Social Security benefit you earned while a FERS employee. At age 62 the ...