The Benefits and Retirement staff will be hosting additional retirement training to share information about the different types of retirement programs available, such as voluntary, mandatory, phased and disability, and the eligibility requirements for each retirement program. These training sessions are being hosted for employees who are eligible to retire or are getting close to retirement. Two training sessions will be hosted, recorded and posted on the HRM website.

Training details are below:

• Closed captioning is available in MS Teams and American Sign Language interpretive services will be provided for these trainings.

Help is available

Open an HR Help case:

• Call: 1-877-372-7248, Press 2.
• Email: hrm_contact_center@usda.gov.
• Self-Service: ConnectHR, then select HR Help. For detailed instructions, visit the HR Help How-to Add a Case Guide