Your eligibility to retire depends upon your age, years of creditable service, and the retirement system under which you are covered. Eligibility information can be viewed on the Office of Personnel Management retirement page for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS and CSRS-Offset) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS, FERS-RAE and FERS-FRAE).
Questions may be directed to AskBenefits@nih.gov or your Benefits Contact.