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Federal regulators to review all major freight railroads for safety
Administrator Amit Bose told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that the FRA will produce reports on Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX and others.
By Josh Funk
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Making sure you make the minimum contribution to TSP to get matching funds
In Lesson 15, Registered Financial Consultant Ann Vanderslice takes a deeper look into your contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan.
By Ann Vanderslice
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.
By Ann Vanderslice
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.
By Ann Vanderslice
Lesson 8: The FERS Supplement
Registered Financial Consultant Ann Vanderslice explains how the FERS supplement covers the gap in retirement income when feds retire before they can start drawing their Social Security at age 62.
By Ann Vanderslice
Survivor benefits: How to choose for your spouse when retiring
Registered Financial Consultant Ann Vanderslice explains the pension and health insurance choices you will be asked to make in regard to your spouse when retiring from the federal government.
By Ann Vanderslice
Calculating what your Pension Benefit will be when you retire
After determining your length of federal service and computing your high-three average salary, you are now ready to calculate your annual federal pension.
By Ann Vanderslice
Components to calculate your federal pension: How your High 3 is calculated
Registered Financial Consultant Ann Vanderslice explains how you use your high three years of base earnings when calculating your federal pension.
By Ann Vanderslice
Federal Retirement Academy Lesson 5: Retirement resources, goals and constraints
Components to calculate pension, part II of III: the formula.
By Ann Vanderslice
Lesson 5: Components to Calculate Pension-Retirement Service Computation Date
There are three components needed to calculate your pension. The first is Retirement Service Computation Date and the actual years of service employed by the federal government.
By Ann Vanderslice
When can I retire? [Infographic]
After five years of service, you have earned the right to receive a pension paid. The key is "when" you can collect that pension and whether you can continue using federal health insurance.
By Ann Vanderslice
Lesson 3: deferred retirement
In this lesson, registered financial consultant Ann Vanderslice explains what your options are for deferred retirement if you leave Federal employment before you reach minimum retirement age.
By Ann Vanderslice