Changes to Early Out Retirement Authority

Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 16:01:25 -0400
To: "USGS Employees"<distribution>
From: "Cindy S. Wylie" <cwylie>
Subject: Early Out Authority
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	MEMORANDUM

To:            All USGS Employees
  
From:        Robert Hosenfeld
                  Personnel Officer

Subject:     Changes to Early Out Retirement Authority

The Office of Personnel Management has informed the Department that due to
temporary legislation which took effect on May 1, 1998, three restrictions
have been added to our Voluntary Early Out Retirement Authority.

1.  Employees must have been on the agency's rolls at least 31 days prior
to the agency's request for the early retirement authority in order to be
eligible.  Therefore, any employee who was not on our rolls as of February
1, 1998, is not eligible to take an early retirement under our current
authority.

2.  Employees on time-limited appointments (temporary, term) are no longer
eligible for early retirement.

3.  Employees who have received official notice that they are being
separated for cause for misconduct or poor performance are not eligible for
early retirement.

If you have any questions regarding these restrictions, you should contact
your servicing personnel office.