Here are some crucial tips for every stage of your federal career: Understand the parts of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) You know how long you’ve been a federal employee, but is there ...

Friday, December 31, 2027, is one of the most recognizable retirement dates of the year. For a FERS employee, the annuity would generally begin accruing on January 1, 2028. This allows the employee to ...

Retirement planning has a way of sounding more complicated than it needs to be. Between today’s bills, family priorities, unexpected expenses and the financial curveballs that come with military life, ...

Retirement planning often focuses on benefits and finances. For senior federal employees, leaving government can also mean giving up a title, mission and professional identity, while agencies face the ...

President Donald Trump recently proposed federal retirement accounts for American workers who don't have access to an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan. Participants in the federal plan, which Trump ...

Standard pension estimates rely on simplified assumptions and may overlook salary changes, service credit, survivor elections and FERS COLA caps. Incomplete projections can lead to undersaving or ...

Federal retirement benefits aren’t as simple as they seem. In many cases, they’re far more complex than those in the private sector. Advisors with clients who receive federal benefits must become ...

HHS has received approval from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to offer early retirement under the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Getty Images/DoD/HHS In a latest effort to reduce ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Juliane Sonntag / Getty Images Federal ...