OPM Slowly Chipping Away at Retirement Backlog
The Office of Personnel Management was able to make a marked reduction in its outstanding backlog of retirement applications in May.
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OPM Makes Modest Improvement in Retirement Backlog in April
The Office of Personnel Management was able to reduce its backlog of outstanding retirement applications by almost 8% in April.
VA Appeals Backlog: Will Reform Plans Work?
GAO reviews plans by the VA to fix a large backlog of veterans appeals for disability compensation. GAO is skeptical the reforms will work without more efforts.
OPM Makes Progress on Reducing Winter Backlog Growth
After a sharp increase in the number of backlogged retirement applications during the first two months of the year, OPM was able to make some progress in reducing the overall backlog in March.
OPM’s Retirement Applications Backlog Inches Higher in February
The outstanding backlog of retirement applications at OPM edged higher in February. Here are the latest statistics.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Surges 53% in January
The annual surge of retiring federal employees to kick off the new year has led to a sizable increase in OPM’s backlog of retirement applications.
OPM Reduces Retirement Backlog Nearly 6% in December
OPM made an almost 6% reduction in its backlog of outstanding retirement claims to close out 2016.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Stays Above 16,000 in November
OPM made a small reduction to its backlog of retirement applications, but it remains above 16,000 as of the end of November.
OPM Taken to Task in New Report on Government Waste
The Office of Personnel Management is featured in a new report that highlights examples of wasteful government spending.
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Jumps 10% in October
The backlog of retirement applications at OPM bottomed out in June but has been on an upward trend since that time. October saw the sharpest increase since the middle of summer.
