Quick ReadA 30-year FERS employee earning $90,000 retires on just $27,000 annually, which represents 30% of pre-retirement ...

A look at decades of market shifts and TSP data shows the biggest driver of retirement wealth isn't picking the right stock. It's starting early, contributing consistently and letting compounding do ...

Quick ReadElecting the $58,000 single-life FERS pension and buying a $300,000 20-year term policy for ~$3,200 annually nets ...

A report for Congress has charted the continuing decline of defined benefit retirement programs —such as the federal FERS and CSRS systems—that pay ...

Here are some crucial tips for every stage of your federal career: Understand the parts of the Federal Employees Retirement ...

Federal wildland firefighters pouring everything into a brutal fire season assume every grueling overtime hour builds a ...

There used to be a time in the federal government when employees were covered under the Civil Service Retirement System. Show up to work for several decades and be rewarded with a pension of up to 80% ...

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provides retirement and disability benefits to eligible workers. If you become disabled, you may be eligible to receive FERS disability retirement ...

Predictability is one of the many benefits of having federal employment. You have a FERS or CSRS pension, Social Security ...

There are plenty of retirement plans for workers: 401(k)s and pension plans set up through your employer, IRAs you can manage on your own and Social Security benefits available to every American who’s ...

The next regular Federal Employees Retirement System payment is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. That deposit represents the annuity earned during August rather than September itself ...