Federal Disability Retirement under FERS or CSRS: Understanding the Different Perspectives and Differing Interests

by Attorney Robert R. McGill As with most things in life, attempting to secure a Federal Disability Retirement annuity under FERS or CSRS requires an extraordinary amount of time, effort, planning, and the collection, formulation and coordination of a compendium of information. Multiple questions arise at the early stages of planning: Can I live on […]

PRC Seeking Third Party Consultant Services To Review USPS Current CSRS Obligations

PRC looking for Actuarial Consultant Services to review current CSRS obligations Statement of Work for Actuarial Consultant Services – Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities: Recent Developments On January 20, 2010, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a document entitled “The Postal Service’s Share of CSRS Pension Responsibility.” This paper is identified as […]

New OIG Study Estimates USPS Has Been Overcharged for the CSRS Pension Fund by $75 Billion

A study just released by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows that the current system of funding the Postal Service’s Civil Service Retirement System pension responsibility is inequitable and has resulted in the Postal Service overpaying $75 billion to the pension fund. The OIG estimates that if the overcharge was used […]

CBO Report Pegs Cost Of Modifying Retirement Benefits Calculation For CSRS Part-Time Employees

According to Govexec.com: “A bill aimed at modifying the way retirement benefits are calculated for certain federal employees who work part-time at the end of their careers would cost the government $39 million from 2010 to 2019, the Congressional Budget Office reported this week.” “The legislation (S. 469), sponsored by Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, would […]