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OPM Has Work to Do to Improve its Retirement Application Processing

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 16, 2019 8:50 AM | Updated: Jun 26, 2019 10:52 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
3D red checkmark in a box in the center of a circle labeled 'corrective action' depicting a need for process improvements

A recent GAO report says that OPM has problems, some self-inflicted, that are hindering improvements to the agency’s retirement application processing.

Retirement Backlog Relatively Unchanged in May

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJun 5, 2019 4:10 PM | Updated: Jun 14, 2019 11:13 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

OPM’s retirement backlog showed only a slight drop in May as compared to the previous month.

Retirement Backlog Drops by 12% in April

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 7, 2019 6:19 AM | Updated: May 15, 2019 10:22 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Line graph showing the progression of OPM"s retirement backlog from October 2017 to April 2019

OPM was able to get the retirement backlog back below 20,000 for the first time since December.

Despite More New Claims Than Usual, Retirement Backlog Improves

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 5, 2019 3:14 PM | Updated: Apr 17, 2019 6:19 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

Despite more incoming claims than usual in March, OPM was able to make a sizable reduction to the retirement backlog.

Retirement Backlog Holds at Just Over 23k

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 5, 2019 5:45 PM | Updated: Mar 14, 2019 7:00 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

February saw its typical surge in new retirement applications, but OPM was able to manage the workload which kept the overall backlog in check.

The Future of the Retirement Backlog

By Robert F. BensonFeb 21, 2019 3:54 PM | Updated: Mar 5, 2019 7:19 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The author says that the retirement backlog at OPM is projected to get worse, and he proposes a solution which he says could reduce the backlog quickly.

January’s Retirement Rush Not as Bad as 2018

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithFeb 6, 2019 1:53 PM | Updated: Aug 1, 2023 7:33 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The usual influx of new retirements that comes in January is not as bad as it was last year, but OPM still has a bigger backlog to deal with.

2018 Ends With Higher Retirement Backlog Than the Year Before

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 9, 2019 10:44 AM | Updated: Jan 15, 2019 8:37 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

Although December saw fewer incoming retirement applications, 2018 ended with a much higher backlog than the year before.

Despite More New Claims Than Usual, Retirement Backlog Drops in November

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDec 6, 2018 3:11 PM | Updated: Dec 14, 2018 4:09 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

Despite a higher number of new claims in the month than usual, OPM made a modest reduction in November’s retirement backlog.

OPM IG Provides Update on Retirement Claims Backlog

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithNov 26, 2018 2:08 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2019 9:09 AM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment
Stacks of file folders filled with papers sitting on a desk with a blurred image of a woman sitting at the desk behind them depicting a paperwork backlog

OPM’s Inspector General said that while the agency appears to have met a part of its goal on the retirement backlog, it has some more work to do.

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