This Time It’s Different, OPM Director Says of Latest Effort on Retirement Processing

This Time It’s Different, OPM Director Says of Latest Effort on Retirement Processing

OPM director Scott Kupor has expressed confidence that an administration initiative to address the long-recognized issue of delays in processing ...
Federal retirement claim processing times increase

Federal retirement claim processing times increase

Federal employees, on average, are waiting longer to see their retirement applications processed ...
OPM Orders Removal of COVID-19 Vaccine Records from Federal Personnel Files

OPM Orders Removal of COVID-19 Vaccine Records from Federal Personnel Files

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance directing all federal agencies to eliminate ...
OPM’s digital retirement application is live. What that means for feds planning to retire

OPM’s digital retirement application is live. What that means for feds planning to retire

In OPM’s Information Technology Strategic Plan for 2023–2026, former Chief Information Officer Guy Cavallo prioritized modernization initiatives including Electronic Retirement Records ...
NAPS Expresses Strong Concerns Over OPM Staffing, Funding and Support for PSHPB

NAPS Expresses Strong Concerns Over OPM Staffing, Funding and Support for PSHPB

Upon review of the Inspector General (IG) for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “Flash Report” of July 2, NAPS ...
Audit: PSHB Program at Risk of Underfunding, Understaffing; No Plan B

Audit: PSHB Program at Risk of Underfunding, Understaffing; No Plan B

The Postal Service Health Benefits program faces “critical resource issues” and the OPM has not ensured that the underlying system ...
Federal Retirement Process Goes Digital, Targeting Paper Pileup

Federal Retirement Process Goes Digital, Targeting Paper Pileup

The Office of Personnel Management’s new retirement portal went live on Monday ...
DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns

Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals ...
OPM wants federal retirement processing fully digitized in three weeks’ time

OPM wants federal retirement processing fully digitized in three weeks’ time

Agencies are facing a tight timeline to move to a paperless federal retirement process, as the Office of Personnel Management ...
OPM touts ‘fully paperless’ retirement application, though concerns remain

OPM touts ‘fully paperless’ retirement application, though concerns remain

Sources warn that the Trump administration has overstated both DOGE’s role in developing online retirement applications and its potential impact ...