Q. I’m a FERS employee, age 52 with 29 years. If I’m affected by a reduction in force, would I be eligible for severance pay, and then, when I reach 30 years (age 53), would I then get the full FERS annuity?
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Q. If I take an early retirement with FERS, can I ever be re-employed by the Defense Department once I am an annuitant?
Q. I am 54 years old, retired from the military (20 years) and have worked for the Defense Logistics Agency for five years. What is the minimum retirement age under FERS?
Q. I am a FERS employee with 29½ years of service. I am 54 years old. If they offer an early-out this year, could I take it without being penalized for the years before age 56? Would I be able to collect the special retirement supplement? Also, will I have a problem if I remove the money I have in my Thrift Savings Plan account?
Q. You responded to a recent question regarding someone retiring from the Senate at age 50 with 21 years of service. He asked if he would be eligible for the special retirement supplement at age 56. You responded by saying yes if he was FERS. If I work for the Postal Service and have almost 28 years, am 58 years of age, and am under FERS, would I be eligible for the supplement if I retired?
Q. I am a CSRS employee with 32 years of service. I am 52 years old. Under a Voluntary Early Retirement Authority/Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay program, could I apply for early retirement and not be penalized for the years before age 55?
Q. I have 34 years of civilian service. I heard a rumor that the people under CSRS might get offered 80 percent of their pay to retire. Could this possibly happen?
Q. I am a Postal Service letter carrier under FERS retirement. I would like to retire Oct. 1 (early retirement). I will be 59 with 27 years of service. Will I qualify for the supplemental annuity at 60? And how can I calculate that annuity?
Q. I’m 62 and have worked for the federal government for 35 years. I know I have the age and years of service to retire, but if my agency offers a buyout, would I get penalized and reduce my annuity if I accepted it?
Q. I am 55 with 36 years of federal employment, including two one-year breaks in service. The last break was in 1985. I withdrew the funds I had paid into CSRS each time I broke service and have repaid a minimal amount of it. I thought I would be one of those people who worked forever; however, I have a progressively degenerative medical condition and likely will not be able to work more than another year at the most. I am totally ignorant about retirement and to what benefits I am entitled. For example, will my pension benefits be reduced…