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Advanced clinical psych Ph.D. student here. I worked in federal service before attending grad school, and I am planning to do internship and postdoc at a VA. I have a few retirement-related questions, for those who have trained/worked there and are benefits savvy:
1) Can internship/postdoc income be contributed to TSP if I have an existing account?
2) Does this time count toward retirement (e.g., FERS)?
I understand that being a VA intern/postdoc is technically time working as a federal employee, but I'm not sure if there are special rules because these are temporary training positions. I'm having trouble finding this info elsewhere.
Thanks in advance.
1) Can internship/postdoc income be contributed to TSP if I have an existing account?
2) Does this time count toward retirement (e.g., FERS)?
I understand that being a VA intern/postdoc is technically time working as a federal employee, but I'm not sure if there are special rules because these are temporary training positions. I'm having trouble finding this info elsewhere.
Thanks in advance.