FEDERAL
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 ...
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 ...
OPM wants federal workers’ medical records
The regulation would require 65 insurance companies that cover more than 8 million Americans — including federal workers, retired members ...
USPS raised nearly $2 million for the Combined Federal Campaign
Postal Service employees pledged almost $2 million during the most recent Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government’s annual workplace charity ...
OPM Prioritizes Prevention and Wellness in FEHB and PSHB Programs
The guidance calls on FEHB and PSHB carriers to help advance a healthcare approach that prioritizes prevention, improves health outcomes, ...
Senators Push Back on SSA Interpretation of Back Payments under GPO-WEP Repeal Law
As many as several million people have not received full back payments related to the repeal of the government pension ...
New tool makes union finances easier to understand
For example, a union member who wants to look at officer and employee compensation over the past five years would ...
A year after the Social Security Fairness Act, some retirees are still waiting for full benefits
On Jan. 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act(SSFA) into law, repealing two onerous Social Security provisions ...
Most Retirement Applications Are Now Made Online, but Still Don’t Reach OPM for Months
A tipping point was recently passed with the majority of federal retirement applications now being made online, OPM has said, ...