Retirement
Top Mistakes on OPM Retirement Applications
These are some common mistakes federal employees should avoid to help speed up their OPM retirement application processing.
Annuity
Stay informed on federal retirement annuities under both FERS and CSRS, including updates on annuity calculations, eligibility rules, service credit, survivor benefits, and COLA adjustments that affect long‑term retirement income. Explore clear explanations of how federal pensions are computed, how policy or legislative changes may impact annuity payments, and what federal retirees need to know about planning for financial security. Find timely analysis and practical guidance to help federal employees and retirees understand the factors that shape their annuity benefits.
Retirement
Postponed vs. Deferred Annuities Under FERS
What are the differences between deferred and postponed annuities?
Retirement
Federal Retirement and Your Service Computation Date
Your Service Computation Date can have a significant impact on your retirement annuity.
Retirement
Critical Steps to Take at Least 5 Years Before Retirement
These are some important retirement planning steps for federal employees to take at least 5 years before leaving the office for the last time.
Pay & Benefits
Leaving Federal Employment Before You Are Eligible to Retire
What happens to your federal benefits if you leave before you are eligible to retire?
Pay & Benefits
What are the Highest Rated Federal Employee Benefits?
What do federal employees think of their benefits? OPM has released its latest survey results.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Have it Good
Federal employees may not always think of themselves as lucky, but as the author points out, there are some perks to being a member of the federal workforce.
Retirement
Essential Things to Know Before You Take the TSP Annuity Option
The TSP offers an annuity you can use in retirement, but the author cautions there are some downsides to this option.
Court Cases
Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $400k in Pension Benefits
A Maryland man is facing prison time for spending his dead mother's government pension payments.
Court Cases
No Written Election by the Retiree Results in No Survivor’s Annuity
The widow of a deceased federal annuitant cannot collect a survivor’s annuity because her spouse never elected one for her.