Federal Employment Resources

USAID/FS/GS Specific Resources

• USAID Guidance on Employment during Admin Leave

• USAID Administrative Leave and RIF FAQs (Updated 3-26-2025)

• USAID Agency Notice (4-7-2025) on RIF & PSC FAQs

• AFSA 2025 Resource Hub: Developed to consolidate key information and resources in one place.

• AFSA Videos: on RIF, Retirement, Federal Health Insurance and more (Only accessible to AFSA members)

• Webinar Recap - Understanding Federal Employee RIF Rights - Federal Practice Group LLP

• Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) Fact Sheet - Fed Impact

• Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSID) Fact Sheet - Fed Impact 

• Discontinued Service Retirement (DSR) Fact Sheet - Fed Impact

• Severance Pay Fact Sheet - Fed Impact

• AFSA FAQ on 2025 Reduction in Force

• USAID employees are strongly encouraged to document all attempts to reach out to HR and management for their personal records.

  • cio-helpdesk@usaid.gov

  • hr-helpdesk@usaid.gov:  USAID employees should request access to view USAID’s RIF retention register  

  • payroll@usaid.gov 

• gtmhelpdesk@state.gov: USAID employees should email the State Department’s Global Talent Management (GTM) with any/all emails about HR issues

General Federal Guidance and Resources

• US Govt of Ethics Post Government Employment Restrictions

• Ethics Guide - Seeking Post-government Employment

• Comprehensive Informational Resources for Federal Civilian Employees - FEEA 

• Fed Support Information Hub - Partnership for Public Services

  • Fed Support curated resources—including blogs, analysis, fact sheets and guides on a wide range of timely topics.

  • Fed Support webinar series and other virtual events – to help federal employees stay informed on the latest developments 

  • Fed Support data, facts and compelling stories - to debunk myths and misconceptions about the federal workforce with 

  • Fed Support recommendations on actions you can take to champion a nonpartisan federal workforce - to help policy makers and others understand what is at stake

• Partner for Public Services: Federal Employee Explainer Series

• Reductions in Force: An Overview - Congressional Research Service (Feb 2025)

• OPM - Reduction in Force (RIF) Basics

• OPM - Severance Pay

• RIF Overview - Civil Service Strong (Feb 13, 2025)

• What to Do if You’ve Been Rif’d (or think you will be) 

Retirement and Benefits Guidance

• OPM Reduction-in-Force (RIF) Benefits Page

• OPM Severance Pay Fact Sheet 

• Calculator for FSO separation benefits - developed by Roy Geiser

  Can be used to calculate:

  • FSPS annuity based on service years, grade, and high-three salary

  • Severance pay, if applicable

  • Health insurance continuation costs and options

  • Eligibility for retirement paths: - - Immediate, V/TERA, MRA+10, Deferred Lifetime value of retirement benefits through age 85

• My Federal Retirement RIF Training Series

• Retirement Benefit FAQs for FS - AFSA 

• GRB Guide to FS Pension Service (FSPS) - Government Retirement & Benefits, Inc. (GRB, Inc.)

• GEBA Webinars - Government Employment Benefits Association: Videos on TSP, Deferred resignation, Long-term care, and more… 

Federal Worker Protections

• Update for Probationary Federal Workers Subject to Mass Termination - Civil Service Strong 

• Probationary Federal Workers FAQ Sheet

• What Federal Workers Can Do To Protect Themselves - Protect Democracy

Other Resources

• Life After Federal Service - A Transition Manual from the Federal Government - Justin’s Substack: Information on RIFs, rights as a federal employee, impact of Executive Orders, and more

• Resource Hub - FedSupport