Fed VERA

[Anonymous]

Has your agency done one recently? Is there any way to predict or get a sense of whether one is likely in the near (5 year or less) future? I understand that if you take a VERA, you can take the immediate annuity and this the FEHB (even before your MRA, so long as you met the other requirements). Is this correct?

[Anonymous]

No VERA last 20 years or longer. We are still in hiring mode. Not downsizing mode.

[Anonymous]

Aloe VERA

[Anonymous]

A VERA is my dream so I can retire with health insurance. Sadly that is not to be.

[Anonymous]

Something like 1/3 of feds are eligible to retire— they aren’t ever going to offer a VERA and I think they are scared to offer a VSIP.

[Anonymous]

My agency offers early retirement every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My agency offers early retirement every year.

But do you get health benefits in that case?

[Anonymous]

Mine offered it twice about 10-15 years ago.

I’ve got about 10 years left until I hit MRA/30 but I want out. I just don’t know if leaving with ten to go is cutting off my nose to spite my face, so to speak. I’m in a high demand specialty and work all the time/at all hours as it is, so I’m not really worried about that trade. I want the FEHB and to retire “earlier” that 65 to pursue other things..but ten years is feeling a looooong time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My agency offers early retirement every year.

But do you get health benefits in that case?

Yes.