Federal Employees Retirement System

Retirement system for employees within the United States civil service

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The Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) is the retirement system for employees within the United States civil service. FERS became effective January 1, 1987, to replace the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and to conform federal retirement plans in line with those in the private sector. FERS consists of three major components: The FERS annuity, a defined benefit plan, Mandatory participation in Social Security (most CSRS employees are not part of Social Security and do not pay taxes into the system, nor are they eligible for benefits unless they qualify under private sector employment or by being rehired and covered as CSRS with a Social Security Offset), and The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a defined contribution plan which operates like a 401(k).

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🇺🇸 U.S. Postal Service to suspend employer payments to workers' pensions, citing cash crunch (2026-04-09)
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it has informed federal budget officials it will temporarily suspend its employer contributions to Federal Emplo...
🇺🇸 USPS halts contributions to pension plan after warning of "cash crisis" (2026-04-09)
The U.S. Postal Service, which lost $9 billion in 2025, recently warned that it could run out of money within 12 months....
🇺🇸 Trump says government will give up to $1,000 for retirement funds to those without employer matches (2026-02-25)
President Trump announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that he will give Americans who do not have employer-sponsored retirement pl...

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