To be covered under FERS, an individual must:
(a) Be an employee, Member, or specifically covered by another provision of law; |
(b) Be covered by social security; |
(c) Have retirement deductions withheld from pay and have agency contributions made; and |
(d) Be paid based on units of time. Except as provided in §842.104 and as excluded by §842.105, an employee or Member is covered by FERS. |