Transitioning Out of Federal Service? Here’s How to Protect the Value of Your FERS Career

Hey everyone, Mike Lanway here with All About FERS.

We’re creating a series of resources to help FERS employees during this time of major transition across the federal workforce. If you’re wondering whether a federal career is still the right path for you, or considering a move out of government service, you’re not alone. But before you make a move, you need to know exactly what your career is worth.

Your Career Still Has Real Value

No matter what Congress decides, your FERS career still offers strong financial advantages. We’ve developed a tool called the FERS Progress Report to help you understand the full value of your benefits — both now and in retirement.

This personalized report highlights:

• Six different times in your career when you become eligible for key benefits
• Which of those benefits may follow you for life
• What you could be giving up by leaving before reaching certain milestones

Leaving? Know What to Negotiate For

If you decide to leave your federal job, that’s your choice. But don’t walk away empty-handed. Our goal is to help you:

• Identify which benefits you’d be forfeiting
• Learn how to negotiate with a new employer to replace those benefits
• Walk away with as much value as possible

Too many people walk away with nothing simply because they didn’t know what they had.

Join Us for a 25-Minute Webinar

We’re offering a free webinar on Thursday, July 24 at 12 PM Eastern to introduce the FERS Progress Report and walk you through how to use it.

You’ll learn how to:

• Think through your benefits
• Prepare for what comes next
• Make the most of your current time in federal service

Go to AllAboutFERS.com to sign up. Whether you stay or go, we want to help you protect what you’ve earned.

See you there, Mike Lanway