Departments and agencies vary in the latitude they give their supervisors and managers to vary the step they offer to a prospective employee.
A reader asks if their military service counts toward their retirement eligibility.
A reader asks when he can shift back to self-only coverage once his spouse moves to Medicare.
There have been ongoing attempts in Congress and by financial advocates to repeal the WEP.
A reader who wants to apply for deferred retirement wonders if their military buyback counts toward their service time.
Reg the retirement expert offers tips on requesting a retirement refund from OPM.
A reader asks the retirement expert about receiving money after retirement that was taken from their paycheck twice a month.
A reader who may return to federal service wonders if they'd now have to pay into their pension at a higher rate.
Federal annuitants can receive the FERS special retirement supplement until age 62.
A reader wonders how a salary raise increasing base pay would impact their retirement calculation.
A reader asks if their Social Security income is subject to an offset while they are receiving disability payments.
A reader with a few years to go before they reach retirement wonders how they should spend this gap time.
A reader asks whether they'll get a reimbursement check once they enroll in Medicare for the amount they paid via payroll deductions.
Reg reminds readers about the the government pension offset provision of law.
A reader wonders if they can revert to their original plan of Medicare A and B and FEHB after opting in to an MA plan.
A reader thinks his agency may have made a mistake calculating his leave lump sum. Here's what Reg said.
For those who can't get medical disability from FERS, a Social Security disability benefit may be an option.
A reader asks whether disability factors into their 6C retirement plan.
