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Activities and Milestones

Activities and Milestones

 

The Open Government Directive requires Federal agencies to take the following steps toward the goal of creating a more open government:

  • Publish Government Information Online
  • Improve the Quality of Government Information
  • Create and Institutionalize a Culture of Open Government
  • Create an Enabling Policy Framework for Open Government

Publish Government Information Online

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Open Government Plan

Open Government Plan

 

Introduction

The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Open Government Plan is a public roadmap detailing current practices that incorporate the principles of the President's January 21, 2009, Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government into the agency's core mission objectives, and the strategy to advance such practices in the future. The Open Government Directive emphasizes the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration; together forming the cornerstone of an open government.

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RRB Issues Statements of Service

RRB Issues Statements of Service
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Each year, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) prepares a Form BA-6, Certificate of Service Months and Compensation, for every railroad employee with creditable railroad compensation in the previous calendar year. The RRB mails the forms to employees during the first half of June. Anyone with compensation reported in 2024 who has not received Form BA-6 by July 1, or who needs a replacement, should contact an RRB field office by calling toll-free at 1-877-772-5772.

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Q&A: Railroad Retirement Age Reductions

Q&A: Railroad Retirement Age Reductions
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While railroad employees with less than 30 years of railroad service may retire at age 62, their railroad retirement annuities are subject to early retirement (“age”) reductions if they retire before attaining their full retirement age. There is no age reduction for those who retire with 30 years of railroad service. 

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Q&A: Dual Benefit Payments

Q&A: Dual Benefit Payments
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January 8, 2025

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Q&A: Reporting Events and Activities That Can Affect Payment of Railroad Retirement Annuities

Q&A: Reporting Events and Activities That Can Affect Payment of Railroad Retirement Annuities
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January 8, 2025

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Q&A: Working After Receiving a Railroad Retirement Annuity

Q&A: Working After Receiving a Railroad Retirement Annuity
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Railroad retirement annuitants, and individuals planning retirement, should be aware of the railroad retirement laws and rules governing annuity payments to those who work after retirement. These laws and rules apply to age and service and disability annuity payments.

The following questions and answers describe railroad retirement work restrictions and earnings limitations on post-retirement employment and explain how they affect retirees engaging in self-employment.

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Q&A: Railroad Retirement Spouse Annuities

Q&A: Railroad Retirement Spouse Annuities
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January 8, 2025

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Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement Benefits

Q&A: Buyouts and Railroad Retirement Benefits
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Railroad employees frequently ask the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) how accepting a buyout from a railroad employer affects their future eligibility for benefits under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts. The following questions and answers provide information on this subject.

1. Would leaving railroad work and accepting a buyout mean that an employee forfeits any future entitlement to an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA)?

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Q&A: Longevity of Railroad Retirement Annuitants

Q&A: Longevity of Railroad Retirement Annuitants
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Every three years, the Railroad Retirement Board’s Chief Actuary conducts a study of the longevity of the agency’s annuitants as part of a valuation of future revenues and annuity payments. These studies consider male and female age and service annuitants, as well as disability, spouse, and widow annuitants. The following questions and answers summarize the results of the most recent longevity study and address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality rates.

1. What were the study's findings on the life expectancy of retired male railroaders?

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