The 2025 FERSGUIDE is now available on Amazon.
Below, you will find links to documents that provide updates to the 2024 and 2025 FERSGUIDE. This may be new content, updated figures from the government or a correction. You can view and download them here as PDF files.
2025 Edition – New Content or Updates
Although not yet a part of the 2025 FERSGUIDE, Chris Park has authored an excellent PowerPoint for REFULAR FERS on retirement eligibility at MRA, 60, and 62. It also covers separation from federal service prior to retirement eligibility. With Chris’ permission, I will be incorporating these flowcharts into the next incremental version, but until then, you can review the PowerPoint HERE.
Current Version is 2025.1
From 12/1/2024 – 12/6/2024, the REGULAR FERS Kindle version had the Special Category manuscript instead of the Regular manuscript. To solve this issue, simply “long press” the book on your kindle bookshelf and delete your download. When you open the book the next time, the new correct version will be downloaded.
v2025.1 SCE (pages 16-20) Updated to reflect 2025 OPM pay scales and the FBI’s disallowance of LWOP for FLSA-exempt employees.
Replacement pages: SCE-2025.1-Pages 16-20
V2025.1 REG (pages 36-40) Updated to more clearly defined retirement eligibility tiers.
Replacement pages: REG-2025.1-Pages 36-40
V2025.1 REG (pages 16-18) Updated to reflect 2025 OPM pay scales and the FBI’s disallowance of LWOP for FLSA-exempt employees.
Replacement pages: REG-2025.1-Pages 16-18
2024 Edition – New Content or Updates
Versions 2024.01-2024.03 do not have errata pages associated with them, as these three versions just corrected typos.
v2024.06 REG (page 17) and SCE (page 18) both updated with an identical disclaimer regarding LWOP requests for those over the pay cap.
Replacement page: REG-2024.06-Page-17-LWOP.pdf Replacement page: SCE-2024.06-Page-18-LWOP.pdf
v2024.05 SCE updated page 154 to reflect that the IRS no longer requires FEHB and LTC premiums be deducted by OPM to be excluded under the PPA 2006 law.
Replacement page: FERSGUIDE SCE v2024.05 p154 PPA 2006
V2024.05 SCE and REG added pages to reflect that OPM is not applying the RAS earnings test according to the law and that some annuitants may seek a retroactive payment.
New pages for REG version: FERSGUIDE REG v2024.05 p31-33 RAS Earnings Test
New pages for SCE version: FERSGUIDE SCE v2024.05 p34-35 RAS Earnings Test
v2024.05 SCE and REG updated pages to reflect that OPM has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to appeal the MSPB decision regarding the RAS.
Updated pages for REG version: FERSGUIDE REG v2024.05 p112-113 RAS in Divorce
Updated pages for SCE version: FERSGUIDE SCE v2024.05 p121-122 RAS in Divorce