AFSA's Coordinator for Retiree Issues, Bonnie Brown, is available Monday-Wednesday. Her phone number is 202-338-4045 ext 509, and her e-mail address is brown@afsa.org. Please feel free to get in touch with Bonnie if you have questions about retirement, benefits, surviving spouses, dealing with the retiree offices, etc. She is happy to help.

Retirees also have five individuals advocating for them on the AFSA Governing Board. The Vice President for the retiree constituency is Mary Ellen Gilroy; the four retiree representatives on the board are Robert Houdek, Edward Marks, Hugh Neighbour, and Molly Williamson. You should feel free to contact them regarding issues of importance to Foreign Service retirees.

• Federal-Postal Coalition Letter: The Highway Bill (H.R.7) and Federal Benefits (February 10, 2012)
• Federal-Postal Coalition Letter Concerning FECA (January 31, 2012)
• Federal-Postal Coalition Letter Tax Extension Conferees (January 19, 2012)
• Federal-Postal Coalition Letter to House Leadership On Federal Pay (December 7, 2011)
• Federal-Postal Coalition on Federal Pay and Hiring (December 2, 2011)
• Federal-Postal Coalition Letter to Senator Joseph Lieberman (November 3, 2011)
• Archive of Letters

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Below are the most recent columns from the AFSA Retiree Vice President.

• January 2012
• October 2011
• January 2011
• November 2010
• September 2010

• Department's 2011 Annuitant Newsletter
• Using the Department's HR Service Center
• New Retiree ID Cards
• The Hatch Act
• CFC Deductions
• HR/RET New Workload Management Procedures
• Retiree Accounts Division Contacts
• Retirement Office Contacts
• Retirement Network (RNet) Alumni Organization
• FAM Regulations
• USAID's ADS Regulations

• IRS Guidance: Premium Conversion and Public Safety Officers
• Thrift Savings Plan

• WAE Employment
• Department Ethics Office: Post Employment Restrictions
• Manuscript Clearance Procedures for Retirees

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• Job Opportunities for Retirees

• OPM Medicare and FEHB FAQs
• Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Medicare B and FEHB Coordination: The Basics
• Medicare Basics
• Medicare D: Prescription Drug Coverage
• Social Security Administration
• Social Security Offsets: WEP and GPO
• Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) Chart

• Annuity Deductions
• Death of an Annuitant
• Former Spouse Benefits
• FSPS Annuity Supplement
• Survivor Benefits: Dependent Children

• Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance FAQ
• Making the Transition to Retirement: Insurance Needs
• Long Term Care Programs
• Federal LTC Programs
• Hirshorn LTC Programs

• FEHB Retiree Form
• Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program
• Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
• Foreign Service Benefit Plan

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield
• Senior Living Foundation
• Foreign Affairs Organizations and Other Resources

• Slouching Toward Retirement
• Things To Do Before Your 65th Birthday

• Survivor Annuities: The Mechanics
• What Your Spouse Needs to Know