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2. Federal Employees Retirement System - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) is the retirement system for employees within the United States civil service. FERS [1] became effective January 1, 1987, to replace the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to conform federal retirement plans in line with those in the private sector. [2] FERS consists of three major components:

3. Public employee pension plans in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Federal Employees Retirement System - covers approximately 2.44 million full-time civilian employees (as of Dec 2005). [2]Retired pay for U.S. Armed Forces retirees is, strictly speaking, not a pension but instead is a form of retainer pay. U.S. military retirees do not vest into a retirement system while they are on active duty; eligibility for non-disability retired pay is solely based upon ...

4. Civil Service Retirement System - Wikipedia

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   Upon the creation of a new Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) in 1987, those newly hired after that date cannot participate in CSRS. CSRS continues to provide retirement benefits to those eligible to receive them. CSRS is a defined-benefit plan, akin to a pension. Notably, though, CSRS employees do not participate in Social Security ...

5. Thrift Savings Plan - Wikipedia

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   Additional matching contributions are made dollar-per-dollar up to 3% of base pay (e.g. an employee contributing 3% will have 1% automatically contributed plus 3% matched, for a total of 4%), then at $0.50/$1 for each additional dollar up to 5% of base pay; neither amounts above 5% nor "catch-up" contributions are matched, regardless of an ...

6. Pros and cons of government 457(b) retirement plans - AOL

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   Like its better-known sibling — the 401(k) — a 457(b) retirement plan is a tax-advantaged way to save for retirement. But the 457(b) is designed especially for employees of state and local ...

7. General Schedule (US civil service pay scale) - Wikipedia

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   The locality pay adjustment is counted as part of the "high-3" salary in calculating Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuities, as well as the baseline for individuals having a percentage of salary deducted for deposit into the Thrift Savings Plan.

8. Would a government shutdown affect mail delivery? What ... - AOL

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   About 800,000 federal employees went without pay for 35 days during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown in 2018 and 2019. Contributing: Reuters; Jeremy Yurow, Fernando Cervantes Jr.

9. Congressional pension - Wikipedia

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   All Members pay Social Security payroll taxes equal to 6.2% of the Social Security taxable wage base ($128,400 in 2018). Members first covered by FERS prior to 2013 also pay 1.3% of full salary to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF). Members of Congress first covered by FERS in 2013 contribute 3.1% of pay to the CSRDF.