Take a buyout or risk a later layoff? As more federal employees find their jobs in the crosshairs, financial advisors say ...

House committee proposes plan to cut back on federal employee pensions The biggest change would be for employees to pay a higher retirement contribution rate of 4.4% of their salary, according to ...

The Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) encourages Army civilian employees to begin retirement planning early to ensure a ...

A GOP proposal could push federal workers to retire early to avoid pension cuts, but as the rules keep changing, planning is harder.

Plan to Cut Federal Employee Pensions Advances in House The measure passed the House Oversight Committee, 22 to 21, with Representative Michael Turner, R-Ohio, joining Democrats in opposition, and is ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is the primary retirement plan for U.S. federal civilian employees.

Age gap retirement planning for federal employees: Avoiding the 'Widow’s Penalty,' Medicare planning and more How to think about the best ways to utilize your retirement and health care benefits ...

A proposal to change retirement benefits for federal employees was not included in the federal budget plan that narrowly passed the U.S. House this morning.

Two Senators have reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would give workers who lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan access to a federal program similar to the Thrift Savings Plan ...

The unanimous decision lowers barriers for employees to challenge retirement plan transactions under ERISA, resolving a longstanding federal circuit split.

The Federal Employee Retirement System, or FERS, is a retirement plan that provides benefits from three different sources: a Basic Benefit Plan, Social Security and the $937 billion defined ...

The Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) is a three-tiered system designed to provide federal employees with great retirement benefits.