Agencies are facing a tight timeline to move to a paperless federal retirement process, as the Office of Personnel Management puts the finishing touches on a multi-year modernization project.
In guidance it published last week, OPM gave agencies less than one month to move to completely digital retirement services for all newly retiring federal employees.
“Legacy systems, with outdated technology and cumbersome procedures, have delayed retirements and frustrated employees who have dedicated their careers to public service,” OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell wrote in the guidance. “By harnessing modern technology and inter-agency collaboration, OPM has been working to deliver a retirement process that is fast, user-friendly and responsive to the needs of our employees.”
In a press release Monday, the Trump administration touted the effort as one being led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Ezell said DOGE has been working with OPM’s Retirement Services team for the last several months, “with the goal of creating an entirely digital process that dramatically reduces the amount of time it takes to process retirement applications, providing a more efficient and improved experience to federal employees.”
