Q. I retired in 2006 after 39+ years of federal service. I’m still working and have the necessary time to qualify for Social Security benefits. If I apply for Social Security benefits, will the amount I receive reduce my CSRS retirement amount?
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Q. I started working for the General Services Administration in October 1985. I took my three years of military time and then added it (to my GSA time. That moves me back to 1982. Can I moved under the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act from FERS to CSRS?
Q. On Nov. 1, 2014, I will have 41 years and 11 months of CSRS service. I will also have over a year of sick leave. It is my understanding that on this date, my retirement will be maxed out. Does this mean that I will lose this sick leave, or will this year add an additional 2 percent to the 80 percent for retirement?
Q. Can I buy back government contract time and count it as civil service time? I worked more than 13 years as a Defense Department contractor, with a clearance in continental U.S. and outside CONUS positions. I performed the same information technology duties and responsibilities as the soldiers and Department of the Army civilians. I’ve been working as a DA civilian for over three years, and it would be nice to have these years count toward my civil service time.
Q. I am a soon-to-retire air traffic controller under CSRS. Pre-1982. I started paying back my military time. It has been determined that I will never qualify for Social Security. How do I get back the monies I paid in? I stopped payment before full amount owed.
Q. I will be eligible to retire Aug. 3, 2016 (55 years old, 37 years of service – CSRS). I work in D.C., and the cost of living is added to my salary. Do I use this figure or the figure before the cost-of-living allowance to calculate my high-3 salary?
Q. I am trying to determine when my service computation date for retirement is. I am a Department of the Army employee, and I bought back six years and nine months of active-duty military time. My SCD for leave is Feb. 18, 1996 My SCD for reduction in force is Feb. 18, 1996 My SCD for total civilian service is Dec. 1, 2002 My SCD for Thrift Savings Plan is Dec. 1, 2002
Q. I have retired after 42 years of federal service. I was on CSRS with no offset. How does Social Security affect my benefits? Before starting my career with the federal government, I had amassed enough quarterly hours to qualify for a small Social Security benefit. Am I still entitled? Will my CSRS be subjected to offset? Or does Social Security really not affect my CSRS benefit but because I received much more than I would as a recipient receiving SSI benefits, SSI really doesn’t exist as far as I am concerned?
Q. I have a two-part question. I am a federal firefighter and, as of December, I will have 25 years and 10 months on the job and I am 50 years old. What is the salary they will be basing my retirement on: base pay or actual pay? When can I collect my Thrift Savings Plan? I would like to receive checks like a retirement.
Q. In January 2010, I retired (CSRS) with 35 years of service. In July 2010, I returned to my former agency as a dual-waiver re-employed annuitant. Since that time, I have earned and not used 120 hours of annual leave. At the end of my three years (3,120 hours worked), will I receive a lump-sum payment for these hours, or are they forfeited because payment for these hours would exceed the 3,120-hour limitation?