Human Resources Division (HRD) - Benefits

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The Benefits Team provides advice and guidance to employees on Federal employee retirement and insurance benefits programs. Processes all retirement applications, TSP contribution elections, and life and health insurance election forms. Determines creditable service for retirement, provides retirement calculations and individual counseling to employees. Provides retirement and benefits seminars for agency employee meetings. Provides assistance to beneficiaries filing retirement and insurance claims when an employee dies.

Specific Benefits information can be accessed using the Related Topics menu to the Right.

Benefits Open Season: November 10 - December 8, 2008 Belated Enrollment Opportunity through January 2009 – see Notice for Employees (PDF)

See Frequently Asked Questions for Belated Enrollment Opportunity (PDF)

See Blue Cross Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan letter explaining contract changes to Standard Option (Enrollment codes 104/105 only) (PDF)

This is your annual opportunity to review and:

change your enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program,
change your enrollment in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), and
enroll in the Federal Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAFEDS) for health care and/or dependent care for 2009.

Please use the information provided below:

Open Season Information for Employees of APHIS, AMS, and GIPSA (PDF)
Open Season Instructions for Administrative Support Offices in APHIS, AMS, and GIPSA (PDF)
Significant Health Plan Changes for 2009:

Link to OPM’s web site: http://www.opm.gov/insure/
Link to NFC Employee Personal Page: https://www.nfc.usda.gov/personal/ep_warning.asp
Link to SF-2809: http://www.opm.gov/forms/html/sf.asp