Federal Employees' Retirement System : Benefits and Financing.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Pensions.

Civil service.

Cost and standard of living.

Retirement income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (22 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), and outlines eligibility and benefit amounts under both systems. Discusses retirement income adequacy, including replacement rates and cost-of-living adjustments, the Thrift Savings Plan, employer and employee contribution to CSRS and FERS, and financing pension benefits. Summarizes legislative proposals in the 113th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). 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

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.