Q. My father left my mom and me many years ago and remarried. He passed away a number of years ago. He was a federal employee, and his second wife got his benefits. Am I as his daughter able to receive benefits from his pension? He stopped sending us a check of $50 when I was 16. A. No.
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Q. I am a federal employee with the Department of Defense Fire & Emergency Services, and I am also a member of the Air National Guard. Over the years, I have had several military deployments (Title 10 Active Duty) in which my time for pay has been coded KG (Military Furlough-Active Duty), and I have not paid/contributed into FERS. Although I have been a federal firefighter since 2005, I do have quite a bit of time that I did not pay into FERS, and I would like to know if I can retroactively pay/contribute into FERS so the time I…
Q. I am employed as a physician with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and am thus considered a law enforcement officer. I plan to retire at age 57 with 16.9 years of service. Will I qualify for a full pension, and will my PCAP be added to calculation of my pension? A. You will be retiring under the MRA+10 provision (minimum retirement age with at least 10 years of service). Therefore, your annuity will be calculated using the standard formula — not the one for LEOs — and it will be reduced by 5 percent for every year you are…
Q. I have nine years of prior active-duty military service as a physician. If I took a physician’s job with the VA, could those nine years be counted toward my retirement? A. Only if you made a deposit to the retirement system to get credit for that time.
Q. My husband and I work for the federal government. He plans to retire soon; however, I will continue working. The Request for Retirement Annuity Computation form asks if he wants to elect a survivor annuity for his spouse. The notes section immediately below this question states the following: “You must elect a survivor annuity for your spouse to be eligible to continue coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), unless your spouse is a federal employee with his/her own entitlement to FEHB.” This note has thrown me for an absolute loop. I don’t understand the correlation between my…
Q. I was on extended duty for the reserves. It was active duty, Green ID card-title 10 with the National Guard. Can I apply that time to my current federal time for annual leave purposes? If so, what form should I use? A. National Guard service isn’t creditable for any federal civilian purpose unless you were called to active duty in the service of the United States. Your agency will have to determine if any of your service is creditable by following the procedures in www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/handbook/C022.pdf.