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Lawmakers again raise alarm over OPM’s health records collection plan
The Office of Personnel Management’s plan to collect claims-level health information about federal workers and their family members and store ...
Defined Benefit Retirement Programs Like FERS Increasingly Rare
While federal employees have both types of benefits, the Congressional Research Service said that over 2010-2025 the percentage of private ...
OPM taps new healthcare and insurance chief ahead of Open Season
The Office of Personnel Management’s healthcare and insurance division, following recent staffing reductions, is getting new leadership ahead of its ...
Roth Conversions Cross $1 Billion; 2.9 Million TSP Investors Have Roth Balances
The number of TSP account holders with at least some money in Roth status crossed 2.9 million in July out ...
OPM Launches Site for Accessing Employee Records After Separation
OPM has announced a new online portal for eligible former federal employees to obtain the electronic personnel records by email ...
Trump’s personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical records
The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well ...
NARFE still has concerns with OPM’s plan to collect employee health care records
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association on Thursday said the Office of Personnel Management still has not sufficiently ...
Retirement Processing Time Jumps Even Amid Shift to Online Applications
The average processing time for retirement applications pending at OPM jumped by nearly half to 96 days in June even ...
Update of FEHB/PSHB ‘Guiding Principles’ Includes Focus on Premiums, Usage Rates
OPM has revised the “guiding principles” for the FEHB/PSHB program, a move that OPM director Scott Kupor said that “at first blush ...
OPM Marks “Last Day of Paper,” Ending Paper Retirement Processing After More Than 65 Years
Today, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the “Last Day of Paper,” officially ending paper retirement processing for ...