Retirement Remix: OPM Revives Annuity Choice Form for Feds
Published Date: 4/16/2025
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The Office of Personnel Management is bringing back a form called the Alternative Annuity Election (RI 20-80) that helps federal employees choose different ways to get their retirement money. This change affects federal workers planning their retirement and lets them pick options that might better fit their needs. If you’re a federal employee thinking about retirement, keep an eye out for when you can submit this form to make your annuity choice.
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OPM reinstates annuity election form
You are a federal employee planning retirement. The Office of Personnel Management is reinstating the Alternative Annuity Election form (RI 20-80). The form helps you choose different ways to get your retirement money so you can pick the annuity option that might better fit your needs; watch for when you can submit it to make your choice.
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