Federal Employees Retirement System
Created in 1986 by the U.S. Congress and became effective in 1987, new Federal civilian employees who have retirement coverage are covered by Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). The system replaced the Civil Service Retirement System. FERS provides benefits from three different sources: a Basic Benefit Plan, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan. It serves more than 6.2 million participants and manages USD 709.6 billion in assets under management.
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- Headquarters
- United States of America
- Results 2021
- Revenue: USD 126 billion; Total assets: USD 1.1 trillion
- Ownership structure
- State-owned
- Number of employees
- 2,448
- Website
- https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/fers-information/
