Pay & Benefits
OPM Expands Dental/Vision Benefits to More Federal Employees
Over 70,000 federal employees and 118,000 Postal employees will be eligible for FEDVIP coverage under a new rule issued by OPM.
OPM
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Retirement
Senator Wants Answers on OPM Retirement Backlog
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) is concerned about the OPM retirement backlog and the problems it is creating for retired federal employees.
Retirement
OPM Retirement Backlog Drops to Six-Year Low to Finish June
The OPM retirement backlog dropped in June to a new low for 2023 and to a level not seen since 2017.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees: Don’t Lose Annual Leave in 2023!
There is an extra pay period in 2023 which means federal employees should pay close attention to their "use or lose" annual leave.
Leadership
Leadership Training and Development Opportunities for Federal Employees
These are leadership training resources for federal employees looking to enhance their leadership skills.
Retirement
OPM Retirement Backlog Drops Below 20k in May
The OPM retirement backlog fell to its lowest level so far in 2023 at the end of May.
Retirement
OPM Releases New Guide to Help Federal Employees Prepare for Retirement
OPM has released a new retirement guide to walk federal employees through what to expect while their retirement applications are being processed.
Retirement
OPM Retirement Backlog Slashed by 11% in April
The April 2023 OPM retirement backlog was reduced by over 2,500 claims.
Leadership
FEVS: You Can’t Fix It When Leaders Say It Isn’t Broken
The author says that possible filtering of the FEVS response data causes opportunities for improvement to be missed.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Releases Fact Sheets About Upcoming Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program
Additional Information about the upcoming Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) program has been released.