Q. I served three years on active duty from 1966 to 1969. I was hired as a federal employee in 1970. I retired in 2009 at age 61 and not eligible at that time for any Social Security benefits. I did not buy back my military service because of the provision under section 22A5.1-3G of the CSRS/FERS Handbook, where it states that “employees who retired prior to age 62; and are not eligible for Social Security at age 62; continue to receive credit for the post-1956 military service even if they become entitled to Social Security at a later date…
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Q. I retired from the Department of Agriculture on Jan. 3 with a balance of 440 hours of annual leave. The earnings statement for the lump-sum payment I received Feb. 1 shows that I was paid at my 2013 GS-12 hourly rate. I thought I was to be paid for this leave with the new 2014 hourly pay rate that is 1 percent higher since this payment was made after the new rates went into effect. Am I correct? If so how do I get this rectified?
Q. I was active-duty military for 10 years. I bought back this time in one lump sum of cash from my civil service job. I fall under FERS. I would like to know if that contribution to buy back my time is considered a pension/retirement contribution and can be claimed on income tax calculations.
Q. When I retire, is there a period of time I have to wait if I want to work as a contractor for the government? Is this a standard rule/law or does it vary by agency? Will working as a contractor for the government affect my retirement annuity and/or special retirement supplement?
Q. How does a retired federal employee receive a 1099R from the Office of Personnel Management? A recent notice from OPM stated they will not be supplying 1099R through the mail as in the past. They suggest that you go on a computer with a user ID and OPM-assigned password. I have called OPM at least 45 times in the past two days and received only a busy signal. I cannot get to OPM to find a password or user ID. Some older employees do not have computers or the knowledge to operate a computer. I worked at Puget Sound…
Q. I retired Oct. 2, 2007, on CSRS Offset at age 56 with 31 years in. From 1977 to 1991, no Social Security insurance was taken out of my pay. I left the Postal Service in 1991. When I came back in 1994, I was placed in CSRS Offset. After retiring in 2007, I went to work for Home Depot at age 61. I went on SSI disability. At age 62 in October, SSI sent me a letter stating my payment is reduced because of offset. Is this correct? Even though I’m on SSI disability?
Q. Getting ready to retire next year. Using the Office of Personnel Management retirement calculator. When choosing what retirement system, it keeps telling me CSRS offset for my start date Oct. 24, 1984. However, I have been in FERS all along.
Q. I retired Feb. 28, 2013, at my minimum retirement age with 13 years. Can I be rehired in another position to get my 20 years in? I was a rural mail carrier.
Q. Will my high-3 (already met) computation for retirement purposes be affected if I accept a lower-grade job at another agency, say from Army to the Department of Homeland Security? Can an agency allow “saved pay” if I accept a lower-grade job?
Q. I have 23½ years of honorable military service and am receiving a retirement check from Defense Finance and Accounting Services for 10 years. If I enter federal service, do I have to stop my military retirement? If I retire after 10 years of federal service, would I receive two retirements: one for military service and one from federal service? Or would I receive one retirement check based on the high-3?