Employment after CSRS retirement

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Q. I am a 39-year SES employee in CSRS.

What rules are in place for post-retirement employment? As long as I do not work on items related to my agency, can I seek work with a contractor? Also, will I be able to get my full annuity while earning a salary with a contractor? Are there any cautions?

A. You can seek employment with a contractor. However, whether it would be considered a breach of ethics to do so would depend on the extent to which you were using knowledge obtained while a government employee in your new position. You’ll find the guidelines at www.oge.gov/Topics/Post-Government-Employment/Post-Government-Employment.

As long as you are not directly receiving pay from the government, in most cases you would be able to continue to receive your full annuity.

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Reg Jones was head of retirement and insurance policy at the Office of Personnel Management. Email your retirement-related questions to fedexperts@federaltimes.com.

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