From Medicare premiums and Social Security earnings limits to a federal pay freeze, several changes could affect retirees’ ...

Quick ReadElecting the $58,000 single-life FERS pension and buying a $300,000 20-year term policy for ~$3,200 annually nets ...

There are plenty of retirement plans for workers: 401(k)s and pension plans set up through your employer, IRAs you can manage on your own and Social Security benefits available to every American who's ...

Quick ReadA 30-year FERS employee earning $90,000 retires on just $27,000 annually, which represents 30% of pre-retirement income, and faces COLA increases capped below Social Security by ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...

Updated: While the greatest focus on federal employee retirement understandably is on age and service combinations needed to be eligible to retire ...

Public Sector Retirement aims to simplify the retirement planning process by enabling federal employees in the United States to better understand the intricacies of the system and their entitlements.

One of the unique features of the Federal Employees Retirement System is the supplement it offers to younger retirees. About 40 percent of FERS retirees receive the supplement in addition to the FERS ...

A federal retirement COLA will be paid in January of 3.6 percent for those retired under CSRS and 2.6 percent for those ...

The following is a question submitted by a Federal Times readers about retirement and other issues facing the federal workforce. It is answered by Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive ...

Pre-approval for mortgages may mean more paperwork, but it’ll pay off when it comes time to make an impressive offer. (BernardaSv/Getty Images/Stock) Federal workers collecting disability benefits ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...