From survivor benefits and health coverage to leave payouts and TSP choices, federal employees nearing retirement face ...

Chairman Ross, Ranking Member Lynch and Members of the Committee, Thank you for offering me the opportunity to testify with regard to federal employee retirement benefits. My name is Andrew Biggs and ...

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 age ...

Of course, with any federal process, you’ll have forms to fill out. If you are a Federal Employee Retirement Systems (FERS) ...

Learn how a Court Order Acceptable for Processing (COAP) divides federal benefits, including retirement and survivor annuities, for ex-spouses or dependents of U.S. federal employees.

Every once in a while, I meet a federal employee who is about to make a critical irrevocable decision that may not be in their best interest. It’s usually because they’re missing important pieces of ...

Many Americans underestimate the value of a pension. A pension provides monthly income for life. Whether the monthly income is enough to live on or simply supplement other sources of income, the value ...

Pensions are assuredly down, but they're not out for the count … yet. On the whole, Americans' prospects for retirement are ...