Federal Employees' Retirement System : The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Pensions.

Civil service.

Social security.

United States--Officials and employees.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides an overview of the Federal thrift savings plan (TSP), a defined contribution retirement plan similar to the "401(k)" plans provided by many employers in the private sector. Provides background on retirement plan design, discusses basic retirement annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System, reviews retirement income adequacy, and illustrates the role of TSP in providing retirement income under FERS. Includes tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Federal Employees' Retirement System

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Restricted for use by site license.