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…
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Q. I am on a disability retirement after 32 years of CSRS service with the Postal Service. I am 59 and have been retired for about nine years. Can I take a job at a state prison working part time in the mail room without jeopardizing my disability retirement?
Q. I am a retired civil servant with Defense Department. I served for more than 28 years. I retired in June 2012 under FERS with a Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay. I am considering re-employment with DoD. 1. Will I be given credit for my 28 years of service? 2. Will I be able to contribute to FERS and the Thrift Savings Plan again? 3. Will I receive eight hours of annual leave again? 4. Will I be protected from a reduction in force because I am receiving an annuity? 5. Is it best to cancel my annuity if I return…
Q. I retired with 22 years at age 55 from a Defense Department sub-agency. I am drawing my special retirement supplement. Can I go back to work? What will I lose if I return to work?
Q. I am a retired military rehired annuitant with the Internal Revenue Service. I retired from the Department of Agriculture with 29 years and seven months under restructuring with no penalties. My time was made up of 20 years and one week of military (waived military retirement) and nine years, six months and three weeks of civil service time for a total of 29 years and seven months. I am being told that I cannot receive benefits from my military time in the form of leave or service computation date, but they can use it to offset my current salary. …
Q. I recently went back to work as a federal employee with the Veterans Affairs Department. When I retired through Department of the Army, I was a GS-9 Step 4 with more than 27 years of total federal service. In addition, during my tenure, I worked with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service as a GS-8 that was within the same job series 0990. Thus far, VA has not given me credit for my total service time, whereupon they set my service computation date up as Jan. 27, 2013. I was hired into a GS-7 position on that date, and they…
Q. If I get an early retirement (I am 50 with 29 years), when can I go back as a rehired annuitant?
Q. I am a CSRS Offset retiree. I attended more than one pre-retirement seminar and was given examples of my retirement situation, along with reassurances that my retirement would closely follow the examples and that I was very fortunate to be CSRS Offset, and would be very happy. I was told to check with Social Security to find out about my offset. Neither the Office of Personnel Management nor Social Security could know the exact amounts until I retired. Following my retirement, everything, except Social Security, was in disorder for six months. OPM explained that they had to check with…
Q. I am a former CSRS employee with 15½ years of service. I left the service in 1993. I need to apply for deferred retirement. Is there any benefit in waiting? I am applying for a federal position that does not close for several months and am wondering what happens once I start collecting my deferred retirement? Should I wait to apply for my deferred retirement? What happens if I take a federal job in a year? I also took a refund of part of my CSRS deductions in 1983 (money was from 1977 to 1983) when I moved to…
Q. I had cashed out the five years of FERS service from May 1987 through August 1992. I was reinstated in November 2005 and been with the federal government since. I just received a letter from the Office of Personnel Management that I would have to pay $1,973 for FERS redeposit and $3,541 for the interest — a total of $5514. The date shown is Nov. 14, 2013. I wonder if redeposit is a good approach at this time? Please explain the benefit of having this redeposit made vs. not doing anything. And, for future reference, where can I tap…