Human Resources Division (HRD) - Benefits - Retirement - Publications

Your Retirement Planning Checklist

You may obtain copies of most the pamphlets listed below from your retirement counselor or from OPM’s website, http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/pamphlets/index.asp

Pamphlets in the Retirement Fact Series, which provide more detailed information about the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) are:

Retirement Facts #1	The Civil Service Retirement System (RI 83-1)
Retirement Facts #2	Military Service Credit Under CSRS (RI 83-2)
Retirement Facts #3	Deposits and Redeposits Under CSRS (RI 83-3)
Retirement Facts #4	Disability Retirement Under CSRS (RI 83-4)
Retirement Facts #5	Survivor Benefits Under CSRS (RI 83-5)
Retirement Facts #6	Early Retirement Under CSRS (RI 83-6
Retirement Facts #7	Computing Retirement Benefits Under CSRS (RI 83-7)
Retirement Facts #8	Credit for Unused Sick Leave Under CSRS (RI 83-8)
Retirement Facts #9	Refunds Under CSRS (RI 83-9)
Retirement Facts #10	Voluntary Contributions Under CSRS (RI 83-10)
Retirement Facts #11	Information for Separating CSRS Employees Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity (RI 83-11)
Retirement Facts #12	Information About Reemployment for CSRS Annuitants (RI 83-18)
Retirement Facts #13	CSRS Offset Retirement (RI 83-19)

Pamphlets for employees who are under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are:

FERS	An Overview of Your Benefits (RI 90-1)
FERS Facts #1	Information for Separating FERS Employees Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity (RI 90-11)
FERS Facts #2	Information About Reemployment for FERS Annuitants (RI 90-18)

Information about the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) may be obtained from your retirement counselor or the TSP website, http://www.tsp.gov.

Summary of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)	(TSP BK 08)
Withdrawing Your TSP Account	(TSP BK 02)
TSP Annuities	(TSP BK 05)
TSP In-Service Withdrawals	(TSP BK 12)

(For employees of USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs and the Merit Systems Protection Board)