The Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) is committed to protecting the privacy of its members.
GERS does not sell member information to anyone.
Information is shared only with those authorized to administer benefits and services for GERS members, retirees and beneficiaries.
Personal information, such as name and Social Security number, is collected solely to administer benefits and services, including online services.
The GERS website is a secure site.
The site employs encryption to protect information.
Standard industry technology is used to create a secure environment for transferring information from your device to GERS, and vice versa.
If GERS suspects there has been unauthorized access to member information, GERS will contact the appropriate legal authorities.
You are not required to provide any information requested via this website. However, please be aware that some features or services, such as web forms, may not function without the requested information.
Do not send confidential or personal information, such as a Social Security number, via email from your device to the GERS website.
GERS will send non-confidential replies only.
The Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) strives for a website with an accessible design, which allows as many people as possible to use technology regardless of disability, age or functional limitation.
This website is complying with the Technical Standards from Section 508 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards, web-based intranet and internet information and applications (36 CFR § 1194.22), as well as conforming to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional standard.
Note: Section 508 addresses accessibility for people who have visual, hearing, motor or speech disabilities.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device.
The GERS website complies with the EU Cookie Legislation (from 2011), warning users that the site use cookies.
Cookies are used for essential parts of our site to operate, and to help providing a better user experience.
You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site will not work.
This website includes hyperlinks to other websites that are neither controlled nor sponsored by the Government Employees’ Retirement System.
External links are included on the GERS site solely as a reference, research or information tool related to GERS’ mission.
Inclusion of any hyperlink should not be interpreted as an endorsement by GERS of the site, the site’s sponsor, information, product or service.
When needed, routine maintenance of the GERS website occurs on Friday afternoons after 4:00 p.m.
Occasionally, maintenance is necessary on other days of the week as well.
GERS will post an announcement on the website if the maintenance window will impact website availability by more than 15 minutes.
This website is maintained by the Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS). The pages, materials and screens featured on this site are copyrighted by GERS. Visitors may download any material from this site for personal, non-commercial use. No materials may be reproduced for profit or used without the permission of GERS. The name, Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS), and logos featured on this site or in GERS publications are trademarks and may not be used without permission. For permission to use GERS material, please contact us here.
