Federal Employees Retirement System
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title:
Federal Employees Retirement System
text:
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, and
- The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a defined contribution p
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Retirement system for employees within the United States civil service
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Employees_Retirement_System
date created:
2005-05-19T17:24:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T21:10:57Z
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