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[Either my] SF 2832 or 2828, but nothing has changed as far as my beneficiaries. It\u2019s all is same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t need to update this form if everything\u2019s the same, do I?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reg\u2019s response:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, you don\u2019t need to update them if nothing has changed. The reason agencies ask for an update is because too often the name(s) an employee put on those forms when they entered federal service is not who they\u2019d want to receive those benefits when they retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760103079222297-fed-reg-jones-columnjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760103079222297-fed-reg-jones-columnjpg.jpg 419w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760103079222297-fed-reg-jones-columnjpg.jpg?resize=210,300 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Federal Times columnist Reg Jones, photographed at his home in Hamilton, Va., on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. 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