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Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful
In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management ...
Cost-of-living adjustments for federal retirees to increase next year
Former federal workers are set to receive between 2.6% and 3.6% more from their retirement annuity next year, according to ...
Retirement Application Processing Time Up, Reflecting Shift to Digital Format
OPM reduced a backlog of retirement applications over the fiscal year just concluded, with overall average processing time also declining, ...
Senators Demand Overhaul of OPM Medical Claims Collection on More Than 8 Million FEHB and PSHB Enrollees
If you are enrolled in (FEHB) or (PSHB), your medical claims, along with those of your spouse and any covered ...
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 ...