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OPM to set new requirements to ‘verify’ FEHBP and PSHB enrollments
The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday published regulations aimed at better verifying that family members of federal workers and ...
OPM Tightens Scrutiny of Family Member Coverage under FEHB, PSHB
OPM has finalized rules tightening the scrutiny of coverage of family members under the FEHB and PSHB program, including by ...
Federal workers’ compensation is getting an overhaul
The Labor Department said it’s expanding the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Pharmacy Benefit Program to cover more types of beneficiaries ...
New Proposal Made on Long-Running Dispute over Division of FERS Supplement in Divorce
The bill, introduced on a bipartisan basis by Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., addresses a back and ...
10 years after OPM data breach, identity protection benefits for affected feds start to expire
A decade after the 2015 breach of the Office of Personnel Management exposed roughly 22 million records, identity theft protection ...
OPM Director responds to letter from House Democrats investigating retirement processing delays
OPM Director Scott Kupor said his agency is being both transparent and responsive in addressing delays surrounding retirement applications ...
Senators demand OPM withdraw plan to access feds’ medical records
Agroup of 16 Democratic senators on Monday called on the Office of Personnel Management to withdraw its plan to collect ...
OPM Pressed On Impact of Staff Cuts on Retirement Processing, Service
Four House Democrats active in civil service issues have again pressed OPM on processing of retirement applications and the impact ...
OPM Must Identify How It Will Protect Privacy of Federal Employee and Retiree Health Data
OPM’s notice to collect health care data of FEHB and PSHB participants fails to explain adequately why OPM needs the data, how ...
OPM to FEHB carriers: Cut costs, MAHA style
This focus embraces individual autonomy, precision medicine and patient-centered care, and recognizes that the pursuit of mental and physical health ...