The Office of Personnel Management is taking more heat from Congress about long-standing delays and a backlog of cases in federal employees’ retirement services.

One member of Congress is doubling down on efforts to add an inspector general for the Thrift Savings Plan. D.C.

Afederal appeals court Thursday night upheld a nationwide injunction on President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees, leaving in place a prohibition on the administration enforcing the requirement.

OPM released their annual carrier call letter earlier this month, outlining the goals and initiatives federal employees can see from FEHB plans in 2024.

The IRS, in its official response to the report, said the delinquency rates are lower for federal employees than for the public at large, and said its own employees do…

The Office of Personnel Management’s backlog of retirement claims slightly improved by 1,358 in February. OPM received 9,562 claims, nearly 3,000 less claims from January, which received 12,404.

Retirees whose former employers offer health coverage are being shifted to privately run Medicare Advantage, often against their wishes. The change saves millions for employers.

With the passage of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, reforms to Medicare Part D will be enacted, so everyone – including federal annuitants – enrolled in the plan…

Of the top 10, the U. S. Postal Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of the Army had the highest rates of repeat nonfilers.

The proposals also included a range of state-level funding, including $380 million in anti-fraud grants and identity theft prevention, of which about $40 million is intended to make equitable innovations…