By Brittany R. Ballenstedt
Allowing federal retirees to return to work without an offset to their pensions could help address many of the government's future workforce challenges, the Office of Personnel Management told a House subcommittee on Tuesday.
Nancy Kichak, associate director of strategic human resources policy at OPM, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce that the government loses a lot of critical skills and knowledge because of a law that discourages federal annuitants from coming back to work part time for the government.
Salaries for re-employed retirees are reduced by the amount of their pensions. OPM can waive the offset for agencies on a case-by-case basis for positions that are difficult to fill or for emergencies. But with such a penalty in place, many retirees opt to work for contractors, where they can earn a full annuity and salary.
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