Since the Civil Service Retirement System began being phased out in the mid-1980s, the number of active-duty government workers enrolled in it has dropped to about 742,000, fueling speculation ...

More! on the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset Many Civil Service Retirement System retirees are hoping for an early Christmas present from Congress.

Q. Will a surviving spouse who receives a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) survivor benefit get a reduction in his or her own Social Security payment — not from the deceased spouse’s work.

Civil Service Retirement System or CSRS retirement distributions can create questions about taxes or penalties related to the distributions. We take a look.