Q. I worked for the Postal Service from 1982 to 1996. I left and have been employed for the last 10 years at a small business. I am 52 years old. Am I entitled to retirement benefits?
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Q. I was a federal employee from 1993 to 2001. When I separated, I withdrew my FERS contributions. I am now contemplating re-entering the federal workforce and have read about the redeposit option. However, I read an Office of Personnel Management guidance memo that implies that redeposit is only applicable for FERS employees who separated after October 2009. What are my options? Can I buy back time in service?
Q. I would like to know if the prohibition from working for a personnel services contract also applies to all other type of contracts (nonpersonnel services contract) after receiving a Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay?
Q. I retired from the Veterans Affairs Department in 2001 after 23 years of service. I joined as a rehired annuitant in 2006. My annuity was deducted from my salary. I am thinking of retiring again in 2014. I will have eight years of additional service. I know I can request a recomputation of my total annuity. Can I keep my original annuity and opt for supplemental annuity for the eight years of additional service?
Q. I voluntarily left my GS job to take an Army Guard and Reserve position for the past 12 years. I have since retired as a reservist and applied for several federal positions. Prior to going AGR, I had obtained GS-13 Step 5 but took a staff position for the past couple of years as GS-12 step 10 (the pay was relatively the same, and I knew the experience would be beneficial for the AGR position I sought). After looking through your FAQs, it seems the hiring authority may have some leeway to reinstate me to a higher step level.…
Q. I served 15 years in the Air Force. I started work at the Veterans Affairs Department after that, part time (50 percent) at age 38. I bought back my military time (15 years). When I retire at my minimum retirement age, I will have 34 years, including my military time (19 years FERS part time and 15 yrs active-duty USAF). How will my retirement be calculated?
Q. I completed 14 years in a federal law enforcement position before leaving. I would like to get my final six years to complete my 20 years and am considering a local law enforcement position as a correctional officer in a prison. 1. Does any other law enforcement position have to be with the federal government? 2. Would this position permit me to retire with the 20 years needed to get my law enforcement retirement? 3. How would my high-3 be calculated in this scenario? Would it be my high-3 from my total law enforcement career?
Q. I am a military reservist with more than 20 reserve and 17 active years. I was hired into GS about six months ago. I have calculated my military buyback and am prepared to buy it back (roughly $18,000). My breakeven is about 17 months after I retire at age 62 for the $18,000. So it is definitely worth it. I am considering going back to the private sector, where I should make at a minimum 1½ to two times what I make as a GS employee (I work in the IT field). I have crunched the numbers and the…
Q. I worked for the federal government as a civil servant from 1984 to 1989, when I resigned as a GS-13 to take a private-sector job. I am now considering a return to government service at the same grade/level as when I left. 1. Will the five years I worked previously be credited toward my retirement (anticipated in 2018) for a total of 10 years of service? I was under FERS for my previous five-year employment. 2. Will my vacation be reinstated at the same rate (hours per pay period) as when I left federal service? I believe I was…
Q. I retired on disability in 2008 in a 6(c) (law enforcement) position. I would have been eligible to retire this year (at age 52) had I not become disabled. When will my retirement be recalculated since I fall under the age 57 mandatory retirement?