RETIREMENT

New employees
Almost all new, permanent employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). It is very important that you educate yourself on your future benefit to ensure that you make the right decisions early to fund your retirement.

For information regarding FERS retirement, click here.

Rehired and transferred employees
Rehires and transferees with previous federal service may be covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or CSRS Offset retirement system. This determination will be made when your records for previous service are received. If you were rehired with a break in service of more than 3 days, you may have an election opportunity to transfer to FERS within 6 months.

For information regarding CSRS and CSRS Offset retirement, click here.