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Summary: You work, you retire, you collect Social Security. Simple, right? If only — actually it takes a lot of thinking about the optimal time to collect Social Security. Federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss some of the considerations employees should make before leaving.