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OPM’s Retirement Claims Backlog Jumps 73% in January

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFebruary 5, 2016 11:42 AM Categories Agency News, Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
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January is always a popular time for federal employees to retire, and last month was no exception. The Office of Personnel Management saw its backlog of retirement claims jump 73% thanks to an influx of new applications.

OPM Processes Over 10k Retirement Applications in October

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithNovember 5, 2015 5:11 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The Office of Personnel Management processed over 10,000 retirement applications in October, however, there are still over 12,000 backlogged applications.

OPM Reduces Retirement Claims Backlog by Almost 16% in May

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJune 5, 2015 5:05 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The Office of Personnel Management reported that its outstanding backlog of retirement claims was reduced by 15.6% in May.

OPM’s Retirement Backlog Surges in January

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFebruary 5, 2015 12:39 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

OPM saw a massive spike in the number of outstanding retirement claims as evidenced by its latest retirement processing status report.

How Federal Employees Can Speed Up Processing Their OPM Retirement Applications

FedSmith.com author John GrobeBy John GrobeMarch 28, 2014 9:28 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

These are some common errors federal employees should avoid to help speed up processing their OPM retirement applications.

FedSmith.com Users Still Gloomy About OPM’s Retirement Processing

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSeptember 15, 2013 10:07 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

Results of our recent survey indicate some improvement in the sentiment among our recently retired users about how OPM is handling their applications, but the frustration is still palpable.

OPM Improves Retirement Processing Claims Pace in August

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithSeptember 5, 2013 4:38 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

OPM was able to process more retirement claims in the month of August than were received.

GAO: OPM Still Lagging in Retirement Processing Capabilities

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 9, 2013 9:49 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

A recent GAO report concluded that OPM is still failing in its plans to improve the agency’s retirement processing capabilities.

OPM Sets Retirement Claims Processing Record for 2012

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOctober 6, 2012 9:30 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

According to its latest monthly report, the number of retirement claims processed by the Office of Personnel Management processed was the most in a single month so far in 2012.

OPM Planning to Segregate ‘Healthy’ Retirement Packages to Address Backlog

FedSmith.com author John GrobeBy John GrobeSeptember 10, 2012 6:33 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

OPM plans to segregate “healthy” retirement cases from those that need more information to speed up retirement processing.

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