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Is this true?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any contributions she made to the retirement system would have been returned to her in her annuity payments within 18 to 24 months of her retirement. However, if she was enrolled in the Federal Employees\u2019 Group Life Insurance program and decided to continue any of that coverage after she retired, it would be payable to whomever she designated or, if she didn\u2019t designate anyone, according to the standard order of precedence. To find out, you\u2019ll have to call the Office of Personnel Management\u2019s Retirement Information Office at (202)-606-0500 and provide them with her full name. date of birth, date of death, and CSA (civil service annuitant) number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got a question for the Federal Times expert? Send inquiries to: <a href=\"mailto:fedexperts@federaltimes.com\">fedexperts@federaltimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive service, is the resident expert on retirement and the federal government at Federal Times. From 1979 until 1995, he served as an assistant director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management handling recruiting and examining, white and blue collar pay, retirement, insurance and other issues. 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