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

The Spousal Survivor Anuity benefit for FERS workers. Eligibility, benefit amounts, and more- < Part 1 Edward A. Zurndorfer- For employees covered by the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and who die while still in federal service, there are death ... Read More

The Basic Employee Death Benefit (BED) – everything a federal employee under FERS needs to know about what happens if they pass away while still working for the Government Ed Zurndorfer– For employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System ... Read More

For Those FERS Employees Who Have Reached MRA and Want to Retire Earlier, “MRA +10” Retirement May Be an Option by Ed Zurndorfer “MRA+10” Retirement May Be an Option The 2019 partial federal government shutdown has prompted many employees to ... Read More

Dan Sipe and Ed Zurndorfer go into depth about everything a federal employee needs to know about preparing for retirement, spousal survivor benefits and more. FedLife Podcast, episode 51. Everything You Thought You Knew About Federal Pensions  Preparing for retirement ... Read More

From Ed Zurndorfer – For Employees Who Want to Leave Federal Service, Deferred Retirement May Perhaps Be an Option The recent partial Federal government shutdown has prompted many employees to consider retiring from federal service earlier than planned. The frustration ... Read More

Ed Zurndorfer breaks down the FERS Insurable Interest Survivor Annuity Benefit for Federal Employees A recent column discussed the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) spousal survivor annuity benefit. This column discusses a FERS insurable interest survivor annuity benefit, including what ... Read More

Significantly delayed due to the pandemic, White House’s budget is released- hints at 2.7% Federal Pay Raise for 2022 Federal Retirement Webinars While the President’s recommended budget is usually published for the public and Congress to review in February or ... Read More