842.103—General.
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.
Code of Federal Regulations
Except as provided in § 842.104
and as excluded by § 842.105
, an employee or Member is covered by FERS.