The Federal Employees Retirement System has 3 components: the FERS basic benefit, Social Security benefit, and the Thrift Savings Plan benefit. Because Social...
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What Do You Do When “What-Ifs” Happen?
One of the major “what-ifs” in life is that an unexpected and unanticipated health problem could derail your future retirement plans. Unfortunately, this has...
Remember to Document These 8 Facts When Filing for Federal Disability Retirement
The Office of Personnel Management requires a well-supplemented application for federal disability retirement. Merely being eligible is not enough. Evidence...
Increased Turnover as More Federal Workers Quit
In 2017, more federal employees chose to voluntarily resign their positions leading to an increased turnover. Last year saw 468,000 employees leave the...
Resign or Retire? Is One Better Than the Other?
A federal employee may be eligible to retire but decide to resign instead. Their paycheck ceases, and their retirement doesn’t start until they file for...
FEGLI Option B—Important to Have, or No?
What is FEGLI? The federal government offers life insurance known as the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance. Like most options, it has advantages and...
How Reemployment Affects Your Retirement Benefits
Many qualifying life events can have significant effects on your retirement benefits, such as marriage, divorce, or reemployment. This post will look at how...
Hiring a Federal Disability Retirement Attorney: What You Need to Know
Should You Hire an Attorney for Your Federal Disability Retirement Application? If you've been planning to apply for Federal Disability Retirement, you might...
Remember, You Have Appeal Rights
Recently, nearly 600 retired federal law enforcement officers received notification their Annuity Supplement was being reapportioned to provide a former...
The U.S. General Services Administration
This post will look at who the General Services Administration is, what kind of work they do, and how they benefit the federal government and American...
FERS Survivor Benefits: Should You Elect One?
A survivor benefit is designed to help a surviving spouse in the event you (the federal employee) passes away in retirement. The survivor benefits you elect...
Military Reserve Technicians and Federal Disability Retirement
What is dual status and how can it affect federal disability retirement benefits? We currently have a client filing for federal disability retirement benefits...
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