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									General conversations - federalsoup Forum				            </title>
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                        <title>Revenue Agent 1st Interview</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 18:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I saw this forum suggested on reddit but it looks like there&#039;s not much here. Just incase there&#039;s someone out there with some insight, I have my first interview coming up and would really lo...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw this forum suggested on reddit but it looks like there's not much here. Just incase there's someone out there with some insight, I have my first interview coming up and would really love some suggestions and insight into what I'm walking into. Thank you!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RIF for those in FERS Special ... do keep it at my new Fed job? VERA question too...</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 18:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[There are rumors of RIF coming to the bureau I work for. Will I keep my FERS Special retirement coverage if I take another paper-pushing job at my next bureau/agency job?
Also, how does VER...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are rumors of RIF coming to the bureau I work for. Will I keep my FERS Special retirement coverage if I take another paper-pushing job at my next bureau/agency job?</p>
<p>Also, how does VERA work for those working in a FERS Special retirement position? For example, if I have three years to being retirement eligible (age 47 now, retire at 50 with over 20 hrs FERS Special), would I be able to "retire early" and still collect SS supplement and a pension?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
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                        <title>When will all the old forum threads show up?</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Noticed this site is now back up and running after its sudden deletion. When are you planning to migrate all the threads over from the old Federal Soup site? Thanks!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Noticed this site is now back up and running after its sudden deletion. When are you planning to migrate all the threads over from the old Federal Soup site? Thanks!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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