Tag: Backlog
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Grows 15% in July
OPM’s backlog of retirement applications grow by 15% in July. A quick look at some historical data reveals that this was a predictable event.
Cobert Says More Funding Needed to Fix Retirement Applications Backlog
Acting Office of Personnel Management director Beth Cobert recently addressed the agency’s seemingly endless backlog of retirement applications and discussed the steps being taken to improve it.
OPM’s Retirement Claims Backlog Jumps 73% in January
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
The Office of Personnel Management processed over 10,000 retirement applications in October, however, there are still over 12,000 backlogged applications.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Surges in January
OPM saw a massive spike in the number of outstanding retirement claims as evidenced by its latest retirement processing status report.
FedSmith.com Users Still Gloomy About OPM’s Retirement Processing
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
OPM was able to process more retirement claims in the month of August than were received.
OPM Sets Retirement Claims Processing Record for 2012
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
To speed up finalizing retirement applications, OPM ecently issued a letter with plans to segregate “healthy” retirement cases from those that need more information. Here is how you may be impacted.
Back to the Future: OPM and the Federal Employee Retirement Tsunami
Readers have been complaining about how long it takes OPM to process their retirement applications. In a “back to the future” moment, OPM has announced a new effort to get rid of the backlog. How? By hiring more people and creating higher production standards.
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