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Does the US government have a mandatory retirement age?

Since amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in 1986, the federal government has largely abolished mandatory retirement for most of its employees. This was a significant shift from previous eras and largely eliminated the question of, "Does the US government have a mandatory retirement age?" for the majority of the federal workforce. However, specific, physically demanding professions still maintain legally mandated retirement ages, a detail often overlooked.