Is there a specified amount of time employees who transfer to FERS would have to work before those government contributions would actually become theirs?

Is there a specified amount of time employees who transfer to FERS would have to work before those government contributions would actually become theirs?

"To be entitled to the agency automatic one percent contributions and their earnings when you separate, you must meet the TSP vesting requirement, which, for most of you, is three years of federal civilian service. As a CSRS employee, you already have more service than this, so, consequently, if you transfer to FERS, you would be vested in you agency automatic contributions as soon as you begin receiving them."

--Thrift Savings Plan Liason Specialist Patty Muller

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