Retirement Resources
Office of Personnel Management
- Retirement Services
General information about benefits and planning. - Pamphlets and Publications
Includes overviews of FERS and CSRS. - Eligibility Questions
Criteria for retirement eligibility under FERS and CSRS. - Leaving Early
Frequently asked questions about early retirement. - Tools
Using the Web to make benefits changes. - Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
Information on who's eligible and how to choose a plan.
Thrift Savings Plan
- Main Site
Online entryway to TSP information. - TSP For Civilians
Outline of the plan, including details on what exactly it is and how it fits into the retirement plans of FERS and CSRS employees. - Forms and Publications
Links to a wide variety of official TSP documents. - Fund Information Sheets
Overview of all the TSP investment options. - What's New
Monthly updates and special announcements. - Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Guide to the TSP's oversight entity.
Social Security
- Social Security Online
The central source for Social Security information. - Government Pension Rules
A Q&A on regulations regarding federal employees. - Plan Your Retirement
Learn about factors that affect benefits, Social Security programs, deciding when to retire, and applying for benefits. - Benefits Calculators
From the quick to the detailed. - Qualify and Apply
Sign up for benefits online.
Other Retirement-Related Sites
- Federal Retirement Calculator
Provided by the United States Geological Survey, but works for all CSRS and FERS employees. - National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
Working to protect and improve the benefits of federal retirees, employees and their families since 1921. - AARP Financial Planning and Retirement
Includes links to information on financial planning, estate planning, financial advisers, insurance and investing. - American Academy of Actuaries Pension Assistance List
Offers up to four hours of free assistance from volunteer actuaries. - Medicare.gov
Includes frequently asked questions and search tools to help locate doctors and nursing care in your area, or to help find important phone numbers. - Administration on Aging
Comprehensive overview of programs and services related to aging. - About.com Advice
Financial counsel for people in their 50s and 60s. - Finding Lost Retirement Resources
A Business Week report on how people misplace financial assets that should be part of their savings.
COMMENTS
- Like to know the status of HR-82 (repeal of the "windfall elimination provision" and "govt't pension offset") and HR-1110 (premium conversion). Dennis Iwata Posted May 11, 2007 1:43 PM
