New Retirement Claims at OPM Surge 33% Over Previous Month
The number of federal employees who submitted retirement applications rose sharply in October over the previous month.
Backlog
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Remains Relatively Unchanged in September
OPM’s retirement backlog saw little change during September.
Retirement Backlog Up, But Case Processing Time Down in August
OPM’s retirement backlog grew in August but the average processing time improved considerably.
Average Monthly Retirement Case Processing Time Jumps 17% in July
OPM’s retirement backlog had only a small increase in July despite a much slower average claims processing time.
4% Drop in OPM’s Retirement Backlog in June
Despite slower average processing times, OPM has continued to make modest gains in reducing its retirement backlog.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Hits New Low for the Year
Despite a slower average processing time, OPM was able to bring the retirement backlog down to its lowest level of the year at the end of May.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Improves by 6.5% Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Even with the coronavirus worries gripping the country, OPM made a nice improvement to its retirement backlog in April.
OPM Cuts Retirement Backlog by 10% in March
Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus, OPM has maintained a good pace of processing retirement claims.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Starting to Recover from January Spike
Despite a large number of new claims in February, OPM was able to start reducing the retirement backlog after seeing it grow in January.
More Federal Employees Retired at End of 2019 Than in Recent Years
According to OPM’s latest retirement data, the number of federal employees that retired at the end of 2019 was higher than in recent years.
