Expert’s View: Will a Buyout Offer Turn Your Head?

The whole purpose of buyouts is to avoid involuntary separations resulting from RIFs, reorganizations, and transfers-of-function, writes benefits expert Reg Jones. “Before you accept one, you need to understand that with rare exception, you can’t return to the government for five years. If you do, you’ll have to repay the gross amount of the VSIP before your first day of reemployment,” he writes. Go to https://www.fedweek.com/item-view.php?tbl=1&ID=606 to read his column.