COLA is 2.8%, but FERS retirees only get 2.0% for their annuities. The "diet" COLA fails to match the 12%+ jump in health ...

The FERS basic retirement benefit often includes a “supplement” to take the place of a Social Security retirement benefit when an employee retires with an unreduced, immediate benefit, but is younger ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential changes to federal retirement benefits that are included in proposed legislation that is moving through Congress. The key word is “proposed” because since ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is a retirement plan that covers all employees in the executive, judicial, and ...

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 ...