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Federal Employees Retirement System (An Overview of Your Benefits)
For More Information
There are several sources of assistance if you have questions or want more information about the components of your benefits package.
- Your Agency's Personnel Office -- in your agency for questions concerning your individual situation. Your personnel office has your records and is in the best position to answer questions about the basic benefit and TSP rules. In addition, it should have the following publications to help answer questions.
- Publications of the Federal Retirement Thrift Board:
Web site -- http://www.tsp.gov/
- Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan for Federal Employees (TSPBK08)
- Investments: Options and Operations (TSPBK03)
- Thrift Savings Plan Loan Program (TSPBK04)
- Annuities (TSPBK05)
- Withdrawing Your TSP Account After Leaving Federal Service (TSPBK02)
- Information About Court Orders (TSPBK11)
- Publications of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
Web site -- http://www.opm.gov/
- Information for Separating FERS Employees Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity, RI 90-11
- Information about Reemployment for FERS Annuitants, RI 90-18
- Court-Ordered Benefits for Former Spouses Under CSRS, FERS, FEHB, and FEGLI, RI 84-1
- Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities -- What You and Your Family Need to Know About Your Benefits, RI 84-3
- Life Events and Your Retirement and Insurance Benefits (For Employees), RI 84-3
- Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, RI 79-27
- FEGLI Booklet, RI 76-21 Thinking About Retirement?, RI 83-11
- Social Security Administration -- for questions concerning your Social Security benefits. You may call (800) 772-1213 with questions or to request a copy of your earnings record and estimated future benefits. Web site - http://www.ssa.gov/.
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Updated 14 May 1998