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Retirement system for employees within the United States civil service
The 2026 retiree COLA has been set at 2.8% for Social Security beneficiaries and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuitants, while Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) retirees will recei...
Federal retirees and current federal employees should expect the official 2026 cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for most federal retirement systems to be in the mid‑to‑high 2 percent range: several ou...
The Social Security Administration set the 2026 federal COLA at 2.8% for Social Security and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuities; Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuitants rec...
Current and former Members of the U.S. House receive a defined‑benefit pension under federal systems (CSRS or FERS) that is calculated from their “high‑3” average pay, years of service and statutory m...
Federal retirees will see the 2026 COLA reflected in the January 2026 annuity payment (the payment for December), and agencies say any retroactive amount for the period between the COLA effective date...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s planned resignation in early January 2026 comes just after she will have completed five years of House service, which under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) make...
Members’ pensions are calculated from three inputs: the retiree’s high‑3 average salary, years of service (prorated by months), and an accrual rate that depends on which system covers the member (CSRS...
A member of Congress must serve at least five years to be eligible for any retirement annuity, and different rules apply depending on whether they’re in CSRS or FERS and on when they were first covere...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announced resignation effective Jan. 5, 2026, gives her just over five years of House service — the minimum vesting threshold under the Federal Employees Retirement Syste...
The official 2026 retiree COLA was publicly announced in October 2025 and takes effect December 1, 2025 with higher annuity payments appearing in January 2026 for beneficiaries . Operational implement...
The 2026 federal pay picture is fragmented: OPM’s FEPCA-based recommendation would have produced a 3.3% across‑the‑board base raise plus very large locality adjustments averaging 18.88% (producing >20...
A Member of Congress with exactly five years of service becomes vested in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and is eligible for a deferred, full pension beginning at age 62; the basic FER...
The material provided does not directly answer the question ; instead, the documents supplied focus on related but distinct topics such as legislative pay rankings, proposals to restrict members’ fina...
Members of Congress can and do receive both a congressional retirement benefit and Social Security, but how those payments interact depends on which retirement system a member was in (CSRS, CSRS offse...
Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign from the House effective January 5, 2026, a date that several outlets say places her just past the five‑year service threshold required to vest in the ...
Members of Congress become vested in a federal pension after five years of service and may collect a retirement annuity under age/years-of-service rules that differ by plan: generally age 62 with 5 ye...
Members of Congress become vested in a federal pension after five years of service and can receive an immediate, unreduced annuity under Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) at age 62 with at le...
In 2025, ICE and Border Patrol agents receive a mix of cash incentives and standard federal employee benefits beyond base pay, including for certain roles; these incentives are tied to a high-profile ...
The 2025 cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) increased most federal retirement and benefit programs, but the exact percentage varies by program: Social Security and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announced resignation effective Jan. 5, 2026, leaves her with just over five years of House service, which—under Federal Employees Retirement System rules—makes her eligible f...