{"id":25212,"date":"2023-03-21T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/21\/would-taking-a-local-government-job-affect-my-federal-csrs-annuity\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:08:46","slug":"would-taking-a-local-government-job-affect-my-federal-csrs-annuity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2023\/03\/21\/would-taking-a-local-government-job-affect-my-federal-csrs-annuity\/","title":{"rendered":"Would taking a local government job affect my federal CSRS annuity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cI am a CSRS annuitant living in Florida. I would like to work and have applied to fill a county job. 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