In a letter to House Democrats, OPM Director Scott Kupor touted the benefits of a new online platform in streamlining the federal retirement process.

From survivor benefits and health coverage to leave payouts and TSP choices, federal employees nearing retirement face ...

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 ...

For federal employees who were hired before 1984, it was easy, they were under the single benefit, Civil Service Retirement System. The retirement age was 55. It was common for a typical federal ...

The United States federal government is the largest employer in the country. Even though career employees have an amazing set of benefits, in my experience serving as a financial consultant for ...

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September 2 nd marks the 50th anniversary of ERISA—the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This landmark legislation provided essential regulations to our pension system and established ...