FBI and Retirement -- 2013

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  "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency charged with protecting and defending the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats; upholding and enforcing the criminal laws of the United States; and providing leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners."

The FBI is headed by a Director who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The current Director, Robert S. Mueller, III, became Director on September 4, 2001.

The FBI counts among its ranks approximately 30,000 employees, including approximately 12,000 Special Agents and 18,000 Professional Staff employees. FBI Headquarters is located in the J. Edgar Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The Special Agents and Professional Staff personnel who work at Headquarters direct, organize, and coordinate FBI activities around the world.

The core investigative and intelligence work of the FBI is accomplished in our 56 Field Offices and their 400 satellite offices, known as resident agencies. Field Offices are located in major metropolitan areas and are responsible for all FBI operations in their defined geographic region. The Special Agents and Professional Staff personnel who work in FBI Field Offices lead the investigations that are at the very heart of FBI operations.

In addition to our Field Offices across the United States, the FBI has more than 50 offices known as Legal Attachés, or “Legats”, located around the world. The mission of the FBI’s Legal Attaché program is to establish and maintain liaison with the principal law enforcement and intelligence/security services in foreign countries. This liaison enables the FBI to effectively meet its international responsibilities in organized crime, international terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, and general criminal matters.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Retirement Benefits

Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)

"All employees first entering the government after 1984 are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), a system designed to parallel the best retirement programs in the private sector. Three distinct benefits plans make up the FERS: FERS Basic Benefit, Thrift Savings Plan, and Social Security."

FERS Basic Benefit
"The Basic Benefit is the part of the FERS directly tied to an individual's Federal service. The amount of the benefit depends upon two factors: the employee's length of creditable service and the average annual salary for his or her three highest years of federal civilian earnings. The Basic Benefit formula is different for Special Agent and Professional Staff employees. Employees with former military service may also receive FERS credit for their military service."

Special Agent FERS Basic Benefit
"FBI Special Agents may receive the full FERS Basic Benefit if they retire at age 50 with 20 years of federal law enforcement officer service, or at any age with 25 years of such service. The annual FERS Basic Benefit for retiring Special Agents is 1.7 percent of the "high-3 average salary" (the average annual salary earned during the 36 consecutive months of federal employment that would produce the highest average), multiplied by 20 (representing the first 20 years of creditable service), plus one percent of the "high-3" times the number of remaining years of service. The annual pension is increased each year by a "cost-of-living adjustment" (or COLA), reflecting the bulk of the annual change in the cost of living measured by the Consumer Price Index."

Source: https://www.fbijobs.gov/333.asp
 

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