Browsing: Customs and Border Protection

Q. I retired from Customs and Border Protection on Nov. 30 with 26 years and five months, including military service. Since CBP officers were put under law enforcement officer retirement July 6, 2008, my benefits should be 1.7 percent for those years and 1.1 percent for the remaining time since I was 63 at retirement. OPM does not show the calculations it uses in the final booklet it sends, which I received this summer. I ran the numbers, and even with rough rounding, I came up more than $150 short on my final annuity. What is the best way to get OPM…

Q: I saw this question on your website regarding overseas locality pay. I am assigned to a foreign post for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Will my locality pay go toward my high-3? A: Locality pay is always considered to be part of base pay when computing a high-3.