Q. 1. If I return to the federal government, will my federal pension be reduced? 2. If I return, can this added time be recalculated to add to my existing pension? And if it is added, how long (in years) would I have to work for it to be added to my pension? 3. I retired in 2005 and received a buyout. Will I have to pay back the buyout?
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Q. I have more than 17 years of federal service and contributed to both CSRS and FERS. My information: Sylvia S. Garcia Age: 56 Federal service: CSRS — Fort Sam Houston, TX: 2/1981 – 9/1986 (GS-318-05) CSRS — Kelly Air Force Base, TX: 9/1986 – 9/1996 (GS-318-04) FERS — Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration (FV-318-D) I withdrew my retirement contributions when I left Kelly AFB but did not withdraw my contributions when I resigned from Fort Sam Houston (and know they weren’t included in my refund), nor when I left DOT/Federal Aviation Administration. Please let me know what my options…
Q. I am a 51-year-old with 32 years of service under CSRS. I am eligible to retire in 2016 when I reach age 55. I have also worked and paid into Social Security for about the same number of years. Am I eligible to receive both Social Security and my civil service retirement pension? I would also like to know how a buyout works. If one is offered before I reach age 55, what is the payout, and will I receive my current benefits such as life and health insurance coverage?
Q. I’m doing my second tour with the Department of Justice. During my first tour (1984-2001), I was in CSRS. When I rejoined DoJ in 2007, our admin office put me into FERS, contrary to my preference. I’ve asked them repeatedly to fix what they acknowledge was their error, but they keep telling me it’s “hard” and they’re working on it. Is there a higher authority that I can appeal to about this?
Q. I served in the Air Force from 1966 to 1970 and started working for the Defense Department in 1970. My CSRS retirement contributions started at that time, and my service computation date was listed as Dec. 12, 1966. When I retired on Oct. 1, 2011, I had worked for the DoD for 40 years and nine months (44 years and nine months with my Air Force time included). With my four years of Air Force time included, I reached my 41 years and 11 months in November 2008, since I continued to work until October 2011. I thought that…
Q. When my job was moved during a base realignment and closure, I elected to leave the organization and take my chances in the Priority Placement Program. As a result, I received a severance package that was to provide me a “wage” until I was placed by PPP. Unfortunately, I was never placed and at the end of the one-year period and was released. How does that severance payout affect my retirement calculation? Is severance pay resulting from BRAC and PPP a separate issue that has nothing to do with retirement? I am within three years of retiring. At that…
Q. I have a friend who has been at GS-09/Step 10 for over 10 years and she has been on base for 45 years with approximately 715 hours of sick leave, which would equate to approximately four months. Once you reach the 80 percent (41 years and 11 months), how does the extra four months add in to your annuity, if you retire? For example, would four months give you, say, approximately an additional $50 or $75 on your retirement check if you retire, or how exactly does that formula work?
Q. I took an early retirement from the Social Security Administration in 2005 as a CSRS employee. In 2009, I returned to work as a full-time CSRS employee and make CSRS retirement contributions. I will be eligible for a redetermined annuity early in 2014, when I will be 56. From 1975 to 1981, I had civilian service, during which I made no CSRS contributions. I paid a deposit for this service when I retired in 2005. Office of Personnel Management regulations indicate that I will need to make another election regarding this when I retire again next year. Will I…
Q. A federal employee who has worked for the Social Security Administration under CSRS since 1975 has, according to the earnings and leave statement, $103,887.34 in cumulative retirement. What does that figure represent?
Q. I am looking for any successful challenges to the five-year rule. I began federal service July 1984, 2½ years before FERS became effective. I was placed originally in CSRS offset and then placed fully in FERS due to the five-year rule. I want to be under CSRS. I am 56, and I have 29 years of federal service and four years military service (Air Force, 1975-1979). Is there any way to beat this five-year unfair decision?