Federal Employees' Retirement System : Benefits and Financing.

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 Sa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Civil service > Pensions. Cost and standard of living. Retirement income. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.