Federal Retirement Academy

Your best retirement date in 2018
The new leave year begins on Jan. 6, 2019. So, what’s so important about retiring before the end of the leave year? I’ll tell you.
OPM is out to cut retirement benefits
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon proposed that Congress enact four changes to reduce retirement benefits or require employees to pay for a larger portion of those benefits in a May 4, 2018, letter to the House.
Lesson 10: Federal Retirement Academy — CSRS Offset
Registered Financial Consultant Ann Vanderslice explains the qualifications for and results of the hybrid Civil Service Retirement System Offset system, explaining how to calculate the benefits of Offset service.
What’s Up on the Hill 2018
Congress is back in session and, as usual, the members have introduced a flurry of bills, some of which would affect federal employees and retirees if they were passed and signed into law.
OMB director eyes redistribution of federal pay
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the proposed FY19 pay cuts would serve as an avenue to balance overpaid entry-level workers and underpaid high-level workers.
Looking ahead 2018
Time to do some end-of-year planning. Whether laying out your annual leave calendar or eyeing retirement, dates matter.
Lesson 9: Early out with VERA
Registered Financial Consultant Ann Vanderslice explains the requirements, arrangements and potential incentives surrounding an agency's offer of voluntary early retirement.
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