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Home >Financials > 2009 Annual Report - The Challenge to Deliver > MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION ANDANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS > NET PERIODIC COSTS

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NET PERIODIC COSTS

Information about the net periodic costs for the CSRS and FERS pension plans, which is prepared by OPM, is as follows:

 

Components of Net Periodic Costs as calculated by OPM (9/30/08 latest actual data available) (dollars in billions)

 

Projected 2009

2008

CSRS

Actuarial Liability as of October 1

$204.1

$196.9

+ Expected Contributions*

0.5

0.5

– Expected Benefit Disbursements

(10.0)

(9.3))

+ Interest Expense

12.5

12.0

+ Total Actuarial Loss during FY

—

4.0

Actuarial Liability as of September 30

$207.1

$204.1

FERS

Actuarial Liability as of October 1

$62.8

$55.1

+ Expected Contributions*

3.4

3.1

– Expected Benefit Disbursements

(0.9)

(0.8)

+ Interest Expense

4.0

3.6

+ Total Actuarial Loss during FY

—

1.8

Actuarial Liability as of September 30

$69.3

$62.8

Total Actuarial Liability as of September 30

$276.4

$266.9

* Expected contribution for CSRS consists of employee contributions only.
Expected contribution for FERS includes both employee and employer amounts.




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