comparing CSRS to FERS certainly attracted a lot of feedback. I expected some skepticism, but not the level of hostility in some of the responses. I was trying to make FERS employees feel better about ...

Federal employee benefits are controlled by the Federal government through laws adopted by Congress and promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations. Anyone who serves Federal Employees in ...

Support H.R. 304, the Equal COLA Act, to Federal Employees Retirement System Employees (FERS) retirees with the same annual cost-of-living adjustment to their annuity (as a percentage of the annuity) ...

"Retirees already receive COLAs that fail to represent how seniors spend their money. COLAs are currently based on the CPI-W, which measures how urban wage earners and clerical workers under the age ...

The Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (FERCCA) was enacted in September, 2000 and designed to provide relief to federal civilian employees who were placed in the wrong federal ...

Despite opposition from the White House, Congress is working on a repellent for the flu bug that routinely bites thousands of longtime civil servants — costing the taxpayers $69 million each year. The ...

Q. I am currently retired from United States Postal Service under Civil Service, so I didn’t pay into Social Security the whole time. I did before that job, and I’m four credits short for Social ...

FORT RILEY, Kan. – The Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) encourages Army civilian employees to begin retirement planning early to ensure a smooth transition. The Army Benefits Center-Civilian ...

In this example, FERS comes out slightly ahead of CSRS. But consider the following factors that could change the situation: At the same time, there are also some reasons why someone might be happier ...

This is a biweekly sponsored column by attorneys John Berry and Kimberly Berry of Berry & Berry, PLLC, an employment and labor law firm that specializes in federal employee, security clearance, ...