How Part-Time Service Affects FERS Retirement Benefits – Part II < PART I Ed Zurndorfer- There are employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) who at some point during their federal service may have worked less than full-time. ... Read More

How part-time service impacts federal benefits, such as TSP, FEGLI, FEHB, and Leave < PART I Ed Zurndorfer- There are employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) who at some point during their federal service may have worked ... Read More

School is back in session. Learn about CSRS and FERS retirement benefits from Ed Zurndorfer. FERS Benefits Webinar Despite the threat currently posed by the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, there are some things returning to normalcy still, such ... Read More

Report from OPM highlights common errors on retirement claim packages for both FERS and CSRS from October 2018 to July 2021 FERS Retirement Webinar OPM’s Retirement Services releases a monthly publication regarding common errors that are encountered on retirement package ... Read More

Learn about retirement eligibility and computation when it comes to Part-Time Service Ed Zurndorfer- There are employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) who at some point during their federal service may have worked less than full-time. In ... Read More

Feds with temporary and seasonal service hours could become eligible for retirement sooner if proposed bill becomes law. bill, sponsored by three Republicans and one Democrat, would bolster retirement for federal workers with temporary and seasonal service. First introduced in ... Read More

For Feds, a within-grade increase (WIGI) boosts their income, but what can be done if a WIGI is denied? Federal Retirement Webinars The Federal Government pays its permanent employees according to the General Scale (GS), which is comprised of 15 ... Read More

A bill drafted in the House of Representatives reflects support for Biden Administration’s proposed figure of 2.7% FERS Webinar At the end of June, a draft of a bill was approved by the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee ... Read More

Survivor Annuity Benefits Paid to Children of Deceased Federal Employees and Annuitants- Part 2 of 2 < PART I Edward A. Zurndorfer– The previous FEDZONE column discussed the monthly survivor annuity benefits paid to the children of a deceased federal ... Read More

The First Part of Understanding the Survivor Annuity Benefit Paid to Children of Deceased Employees or Annuitants Edward A. Zurndorfer– A child who meets the eligibility requirements will receive a monthly survivor annuity benefit that is  payable upon the death ... Read More