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Federal employees who leave federal service before they are eligible to retire can apply for a refund of their CSRS or FERS retirement contributions. This column…

This is the fourth in a series of columns reviewing the retirement options for federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Presented in…

This is the fifth of a series of columns reviewing the retirement options for federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Presented in…

This is the third of a series of columns reviewing the retirement options for federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). This column…

This is the second of a series of columns reviewing the retirement options for federal employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Presented in…

As the federal workforce continues to age, more employees should be eligible to retire. There is also much discussion of reductions in the federal workforce with…

A model of estimating the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees points to a 2.5% COLA increase for 2026. “This figure would be equal to 2025’s COLA,…

Federal Retiree COLA History Year CSRS COLA FERS COLA 2025 2.5 2.0 2024 3.2 2.2 2023 8.7 7.7 2022 5.9 4.9 2021 1.3 1.3 2020 1.6…

The 2025 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.5 percent for those under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and 2.0 percent for those under…