Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Phone → 888-767-6738 (OPM Retirement Services)
Phone → Federal Relay Service for hearing impaired users – 800-877-8339
Email → retire@opm.gov (OPM Retirement Operations Center)
The Retirement Services section at the OPM website includes:
FAQs for pre and post-retirement
Retirement plan/annuity overview
Publications, pamphlets, and forms (FEHB, FEGLI, etc.)
CSRS/FERS Handbook
Federal Ballpark E$timate (FBE)
Calculators
Annuitant and beneficiary information
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
Phone → 877-968-3778 (TDD 877-847-4385)
Email → send through the Secure Message Center by logging into your TSP account
The TSP website offers:
TSP overview
Fund information and performance
FAQs for participants and beneficiaries
Loan basics, in-service withdrawals
Living in retirement
USA.gov
Phone → 844-872-4681
The USA.gov website includes information about:
Basics on retirement planning and pension benefits
How Social Security works
Retiring from civil service
Managing a private pension
Saving for retirement
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Phone → 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778)
The SSA website offers topics such as:
Planning for retirement
How retirement benefits work
Understanding benefits
How to apply for benefits
Deciding when to start retirement benefits
Retirement estimate calculator
Retirement FAQs
Sign-up for the social security newsletter
Online Resources
There are a variety of online resources and forums that cover federal retirement issues and news.
My Federal Retirement https://www.myfederalretirement.com/
Federal Soup https://federalsoup.com/
Federal News Network https://federalnewsnetwork.com/
ask.FEDweek (forum & knowledge base) https://ask.fedweek.com/
FEDweek https://www.fedweek.com/
BENEFEDS https://www.benefeds.com
FedChoice FCU Member Resources
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