In all, 70,351 employees retired in the first six months of 2025 as compared to 56,756 employees who left federal service ...

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 ...

Retirement investors accusing TIAA of pushing them from low-fee plans and into pricey alternatives asked federal judges to ...

A wave of legislative proposals in Congress could severely impact the retirement plans of federal workers, prompting alarm among employees and financial experts. As federal agencies move to reduce ...

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

The bill advanced by the Oversight Committee includes raising all federal and postal employees’ retirement contribution rates to 4.4%. The current rates range depending on the employee’s date of hire ...

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

President Donald Trump has seized the authority to lay off federal workers and reorganize the federal government in a way ...

Federal agencies could choose to fire workers en masse or offer options like buyouts. Here's what we know about how and when ...

FERS provides a three-part retirement plan for U.S. civilian federal employees. Retirees receive Social Security, Basic Benefit Plan pensions, and Thrift Savings like a 401(k). Full retirement is ...

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 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 ...