What is the Special Retirement Supplement (SRS) and why is it important for FERS employees? A full career FERS employee with 30 or more years of Service can retire at their minimum retirement age (MRA) which is between the ages of 55 and 57, depending on the year in which the employee was born. FERS … Read more
In 1985, I began a new position at FBI headquarters in Washington as a retirement counselor. This position laid the groundwork and provided the training for my future career as a retirement specialist that I continue today. My official title was Employee Relations Specialist-Employee Benefits, and my duties included communicating laws, policies and regulations regarding … Read more
The backlog of pending pension claims at the Office of Personnel Management fell in April for the third straight month, in part from an increase in applications processed, according to numbers released May 6 by the Office of Personnel Management. OPM received 8,047 retirement claims in April —higher than the projected 6,500. The agency was … Read more