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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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    Employees hired after 1983 are required to be covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which is a three tiered retirement system with a smaller defined benefit (pension), Social Security, and a 401(k)-style system called the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The defined benefits of both the CSRS and the FERS systems are paid out of ...

  5. Category:Public pension funds in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (8 P) Pages in category "Public pension funds in the United States" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.

  6. Congressional pension - Wikipedia

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    The current pension program, effective January 1987, is under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), which covers members and other federal employees whose federal employment began in 1984 or later. This replaces the older Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for most members of congress and federal employees.

  7. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board - Wikipedia

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    It was established to administer the Thrift Savings Plan, which is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and members of the uniformed services, including the Ready Reserve. The Thrift Savings Plan is a tax-deferred defined contribution plan similar to a private sector 401(k) plan.

  8. Thrift Savings Plan - Wikipedia

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    Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) employees hired on or after October 1, 2020 are automatically enrolled upon hire, and 5% of base pay is automatically withheld unless the employee elects not to participate. Those hired between August 1, 2010 and September 30, 2020 (inclusive) were automatically enrolled upon hire with 3% of base pay ...

  9. United States Office of Personnel Management - Wikipedia

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    The United States Civil Service Commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883. The commission was renamed as the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and most of commission's former functions—with the exception of the federal employees appellate function—were assigned to new agencies, with most being assigned to the newly created U.S. Office of Personnel ...