Federal Employee Retirement | What to expect while you’re expecting (your retirement benefit, that is)

Title: What to expect while you’re expecting (your retirement benefit, that is)

Article Snip: "...The OPM director uses his weekly updates to detail efforts to replace paper applications, guide employees through the Online Retirement Application system, and address delays and data issues in retirement processing. ...Most agencies are required to use the system, though a few, including the U.S. Postal Service, are not yet required to participate.

The Postal Service has a 90% accuracy rate when submitting completed retirement packages to OPM. They use a streamlined process called the “Blue Book,” which instructs employees to contact the Human Resources Shared Service Center immediately to schedule retirement counseling."

Reference: www.govexec.com
Federal Employee Retirement, Online Retirement Application system vs. Manual Processing,OPM retirement backlog,

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‘I was very scared': OPM backlog has some federal retirees, survivors waiting months for benefits

Title: ‘I was very scared': OPM backlog has some federal retirees, survivors waiting months for benefits

Article Snip: "After her husband passed away last October, Diana Kimberlin says she knew it would take some time for her to receive the survivor benefits he signed up for while working for the federal government. But Kimberlin said she never imagined the process through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) would take longer than four months, forcing her to delay paying many bills and wrecking her credit score. “I always paid my bills on time. I couldn't even pay anything,” she said, adding, “I didn't know how far I was going to have to wait. It didn't take me too long to figure out it was going to be awhile.“...“They have to put in place new systems,” Van Hollen said. “We’ve been after them to do that. They’re not doing it fast enough, in my mind." In a congressional hearing earlier this year, the head of OPM blamed the backlog on historic underfunding of the agency, staffing and technology, noting OPM is still transitioning from a paper-based system to the digital era. ..."

Reference: www.nbcwashington.com
OPM retirement backlog,

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OPM’s retirement backlog back up in July after months of it shrinking

Title: OPM’s retirement backlog back up in July after months of it shrinking

Article Snip: "...For the first time since January, the Office of Personnel Management’s backlog of retirement claims increased in July. At 17,047 claims, the backlog is over 4,000 claims higher than its steady state goal of 13,000. ..."

Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com
OPM retirement backlog

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