Is it true than I need one more Social Security credit to receive benefits? If so, I’ll have to go back to work.

I retired from the federal government 10 years ago under the Civil Service Retirement System program. I applied for my ...
Government Executive

What to know before setting your 2026 retirement date

Immediate vs. deferred retirement, the three-day rule, and why the last day of the month often makes the most sense.
Government Executive

Retroactive benefits from the windfall elimination repeal to begin

Starting the week of Feb. 24, 2025, SSA is beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the WEP and GPO. Social ...
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Repeal of the WEP and GPO: What should public employees in the US expect

The Social Security Fairness Act has ushered in a transformative era for public employees, particularly those under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and CSRS Offset. By repealing the ...
The Washington Post

Some Misplaced People May Not Even Know They've Got a Problem

The government first learned more than a decade ago that it had a problem with employees enrolled in the wrong retirement systems. Since then, many employees have told of financial hardships they ...